Elisabet Gustafson

Elisabet Gustafson
Curler
Born	Elisabet Johansson (1964-05-02) 2 May 1964
Career
World Championship appearances	8 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
European Championship appearances	6 (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000)
Olympic appearances	2 (1998, 2002)
Medal record Representing Sweden Women’s Curling Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Team World Curling Championships 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team 1995 Brandon Team 1998 Kamloops Team 1999 Saint John Team 1993 Geneva Team 1994 Oberstdorf Team European Curling Championships 1992 Perth 1993 Leukerbad 1997 Füssen 2000 Oberstdorf 1996 Copenhagen 1995 Grindelwald

Elisabet Gustafson (MD) (born Elisabet Johansson on 2 May 1964) is a retired Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She has won four World Championships, more World Championships than any other women's curler.

Career

Gustafson made her debut onto the world stage at the 1985 European Junior Curling Championships, where she finished in fourth place. She then skipped one of the most dominant teams of the 1990s, winning four World Curling Championships and four European Curling Championships in the span of eight years.

She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She retired from the sport after finishing in sixth place at the 2002 Winter Games.

In 2012, Gustafson was inducted into the WCF Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Gustafson is a medical doctor and trained as a surgeon. She is married to Tomas Gustafson, an Olympic World Champion speed skater.

External links

• Elisabet Gustafson on the World Curling Federation database