Kjell Johansson (table tennis)

Kjell Johansson (5 October 1946 – 24 October 2011) was a male table tennis player from Sweden.

Kjell Johansson
Kjell Johansson 1966
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born(1946-10-05)5 October 1946
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died24 October 2011(2011-10-24) (aged 65)
Eksjö, Sweden
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
1977 Birmingham Doubles
1977 Birmingham Team
1975 Calcutta Team
1973 Sarajevo Singles
1973 Sarajevo Doubles
1973 Sarajevo Team
1969 Munich Doubles
1967 Stockholm Doubles
1967 Stockholm Team
1963 Prague Team
European Championships
1976 Prague Doubles
1976 Prague Team
1974 Novi Sad Singles
1974 Novi Sad Doubles
1974 Novi Sad Team
1972 Rotterdam Doubles
1972 Rotterdam Team
1970 Moscow Singles
1970 Moscow Doubles
1970 Moscow Team
1968 Lyon Singles
1968 Lyon Doubles
1968 Lyon Team
1966 London Singles
1966 London Doubles
1966 London Team
1964 Malmo Singles
1964 Malmo Doubles
1964 Malmo Team

From 1963 to 1977 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the European Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships. He won the 1965 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. He was a native of Eskilstuna.

He also won three English Open titles.

Johansson was called Hammaren, which means "The Hammer" in Swedish, because of his hard forehand. His brother Christer Johansson was also an international table tennis player.

Johansson died in Eksjö on 24 October 2011, aged 65, following a long illness.

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