Leif Solheim

Leif Sigurd Solheim (14 July 1932 – 12 July 2024) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. His achievements include winning a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships. He was awarded Gullpucken in 1959.

Leif Solheim

Personal information
Full name	Leif Sigurd Solheim
Born	(1932-07-14)14 July 1932 Oslo, Norway[1]
Died	12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 91)
Sport
Sport	Ice hockey
Club	Furuset IF
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Norway European Championships 1951 Paris Team

Career

Solheim played for Furuset IF^[1] and the Norway national team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952.^[2] He won a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships in Paris.^[3]

He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959, and was the first recipient of the prize.^[4]

Personal life and death

Born in Oslo on 14 July 1932,^[1] Solheim was a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim.^[2]

Solheim died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 91.^[5]