Elisabeth Branäs

Elisabeth Branäs (15 June 1930 – 19 February 2010) was a Swedish female curler.[1]

Elisabeth Branäs
Curler
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Born(1930-06-15)15 June 1930
Died19 February 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 79)
Team
Curling clubÖrebro DCK, Örebro
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
European Championship
appearances		3 (1975, 1976, 1977)
Medal record
Curling
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 West Berlin
Gold medal – first place 1977 Oslo
Silver medal – second place 1975 Megève
Swedish Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975
Gold medal – first place 1976
Gold medal – first place 1977

She was a two-time European champion (1976, 1977) and three-time Swedish women's champion.[2]

In 1977 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1974–75 Elisabeth BranäsBritt-Marie LundinAnne-Marie EricssonEva RosenhedSWCC 1975 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1975–76 Elisabeth BranäsEva RosenhedBritt-Marie LundinAnne-Marie EricssonECC 1975 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
SWCC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1976–77 Elisabeth BranäsElisabeth HögströmEva RosenhedAnne-Marie EricssonECC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elisabeth BranäsEva RosenhedSiv PerssonAnne-Marie EricssonSWCC 1977 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1977–78 Elisabeth BranäsEva RosenhedBritt-Marie EricsonAnne-Marie EricssonECC 1977 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish) (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Branäs, Elisabeth")
  2. Elisabeth Branäs on the World Curling Federation database
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