Bo Mothander was a Swedish figure skater. Competing in single skating, he was a ten-time Swedish national champion, the 1946 Nordic champion, and placed 6th at the 1939 European Championships in Davos, Switzerland. He also competed in pair skating with Gun Ericson and Britta Råhlén. Råhlén/Mothander won seven consecutive national titles. In 1943, the pair had traveled to Berlin to perform at the Sportpalast when the city was bombed.[1] They were not injured. Mothander competed in singles and pairs until 1946.
| Bo Mothander | |
|---|---|
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Retired | 1946 |
Competitive highlights
editSingle skating
edit| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 36–37 | 37–38 | 38–39 | 39–40 | 40–41 | 41–42 | 42–43 | 43–44 | 44–45 | 45–46 |
| Europeans | 6th | |||||||||
| Nordics | 1st | |||||||||
| National[2] | ||||||||||
| Swedish | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Pair skating with Råhlén
edit| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 39–40 | 40–41 | 41–42 | 42–43 | 43–44 | 44–45 | 45–46 |
| Nordics | 1st | ||||||
| National[3] | |||||||
| Swedish | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Pair skating with Ericson
edit| National[3] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1937–38 |
| Swedish Championships | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ Scott, John (13 December 1943). "Bombing of Berlin". Life. p. 16.
- ^ "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "SM i konståkning - par" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Pairs] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-03.