Ylva Erika Holst (born 8 April 1979) is a Swedish former ice hockey player. She was a member of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]
Erika Holst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Varberg, Sweden | 8 April 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Linhamn BK M/B Hockey Segeltorps IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
editMinnesota Duluth
editBorn in Varberg, Sweden, Holst played for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. She was part of the Bulldogs team that won the first three NCAA women's championships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.[2]
Sweden
editShe played with the Segeltorps IF in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She has represented Sweden in nine Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. In ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Holst led the Swedish team with five points in five games. This marked the second Olympics in which she was the team leader in scoring. Four years later, in the win over the United States in the semifinal game in Turin, Holst had one assist.
Personal
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References
edit- ^ "Search Results", Olympic Athletes, retrieved 5 November 2007
- ^ "HHOF Site Map". Hhof.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.