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Bo Mothander

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Bo Mothander
Figure skating career
CountrySweden
Retired1946

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.

Competitive highlights

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Single skating

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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

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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

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National[3]
Event 1937–38
Swedish Championships 2nd

References

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  1. ^ Scott, John (13 December 1943). "Bombing of Berlin". Life. p. 16.
  2. ^ "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ 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.