Lars Vågberg

Lars Vågberg (born 30 June 1967 in Sollefteå, Sweden) is a Norwegian curler from Bærum.

Lars Vågberg
Curler
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Born30 June 1967 (1967-06-30) (age 53)
Sollefteå, Sweden
Team
Curling clubStabekk Curlingklubb, Oslo
SkipPål Trulsen
ThirdLars Vågberg
SecondFlemming Davanger
LeadBent Ånund Ramsfjell
AlternateTorger Nergård
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Team

Vågberg began his international curling career in Sweden. In his first international tournament, he was the second Mikael Hasselborg's 1990 European Curling Championships winning team. With Hasselborg, he would finish 7th at the World Curling Championships in 1992 and a bronze medal at the 1994 European Championships.

By 1997 Vågberg had moved to Norway. The 1997 World Championships would be the first for Vågberg as a Norwegian, and he played third for Pål Trulsen. While they finished 7th that year, the team would later go on to win two bronze medals (2001, 2003) and a silver (2002) at the Worlds. Most notably however was their victory at the 2002 Winter Olympics when they defeated Canadas' Kevin Martin in the gold medal final. The team added to their success with their first gold medal at the European Championships in 2005.

In 2010 (and before), Lars work at Belset Skole in Bærum, as physical education teacher and advisor.

In 1995 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

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