Kjell Johansson (table tennis)

Kjell Johansson (5 October 1946 – 24 October 2011) was a Swedish table tennis player.^[1]

Kjell Johansson
Kjell Johansson 1966
Personal information
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1946-10-05)5 October 1946 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died	24 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

Kjell Johansson carrying his doubles partner Hans Alsér

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.^[2][3] He won the 1965 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.^[4] 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.^[5]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists