13 Notable alumni of Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences is ranked #4,557 in the world and #30 in Sweden by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Henrik Lange
1908-2000 (aged 92)
military personnel
Lieutenant General Henrik Lange was a Swedish Coastal Artillery officer. Lange had a distinguished military career in the Swedish Coastal Artillery, beginning in 1930 as a commissioned officer. He quickly advanced through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant in 1933 and a captain by 1939. Lange held various key positions, including teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy, adjutant to the...
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2. Per-Olof Åstrand
1922-2015 (aged 93)
physiologist
physician
Per-Olof Åstrand was a Swedish professor of physiology at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH) in Stockholm 1970–1977, and 1977–1988 at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and a member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet (1977–1988). Åstrand is considered a "pioneer", "legend" and one of the "founding fathers" of modern exercise physiology.
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3. Mona-Lisa Englund
1933-1999 (aged 66)
figure skater
handball player
badminton player
athletics competitor
Mona-Lisa Englund was a Swedish athlete, who competed in track and field athletics, figure skating, handball and badminton among other sports. Her best achievement was fourth place in the pentathlon at the 1950 European Championships.
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4. Emmy Alasalmi
1994-. (aged 32)
ice hockey player
Emmy Gunilla Alasalmi is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman. She plays in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC. As a member of the Swedish national team, she participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.
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5. Pia Sundhage
1960-. (aged 66)
association football player
association football coach
Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish football manager and former player who was the manager of the Switzerland women's national team from 2024 to 2025. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer for the Sweden national team.
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6. Erik Hamrén
1957-. (aged 69)
bandy player
association football coach
association football player
Erik Anders Hamrén is a Swedish manager and former football player, who most recently was the manager of Danish Superliga club AaB. He also previously coached the Sweden national team between 2009 and 2016 and the Iceland national football team from 2018 to 2020.
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7. Sven Tumba
1931-2011 (aged 80)
ice hockey player
golfer
association football player
Sven Tumba was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf and became Swedish champion in waterskiing.
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8. Bosse Parnevik
1938-. (aged 88)
actor
comedian
film actor
impressionist
Bo Sigfrid Parnevik (born 20 March 1938, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish impersonator, revue artist and comedian. He is member of Lokalrevyer i Sverige and gives the Parnevik Scholarship to good revue artists every year. His son is professional golfer Jesper Parnevik.
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9. Anders Gärderud
1946-. (aged 80)
orienteer
middle-distance runner
Sven Anders Gärderud is a Swedish former track and field athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
10. Sven-Åke Lundbäck
1948-. (aged 78)
cross-country skier
Sven-Åke Lundbäck is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the 15 km, 30 km and 4 × 10 km events and won a gold medal over 15 km in 1972. He was close to a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1972, but fell near the finish;...
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11. Gunnar Larsson
1951-. (aged 75)
swimmer
Karl Gunnar Larsson is a former swimmer from Sweden. He won the 400 metre individual medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics by two one-thousandths (0.002) of a second over American Tim McKee, breaking the Olympic record. The controversy over the accuracy of such timing was the reason the international swimming rules were subsequently changed, and today swimming times are...
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12. Viktor Balck
1844-1928 (aged 84)
sports official
gymnast
soldier
Viktor Gustaf Balck was a Swedish Army officer and sports personality who was one of the original members of the International Olympic Committee, president of the International Skating Union for 30 years, the driving force behind the Nordic Games, and who is often called "the father of Swedish sports".
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13. Princess Birgitta of Sweden
1937-2024 (aged 87)
princess
Princess Birgitta of Sweden LoK av KMO was a member of the Swedish royal family. She was the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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