Kjell Johansson (5 October 1946 – 24 October 2011) was a male table tennis player from Sweden.

From 1963 to 1977 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the European Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships. He won the 1965 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. He was a native of Eskilstuna.

Kjell Johansson (table tennis)

He also won three English Open titles.

Kjell Johansson (table tennis)

Johansson was called Hammaren, which means "The Hammer" in Swedish, because of his hard forehand. His brother Christer Johansson was also an international table tennis player.

Kjell Johansson (table tennis)

Johansson died in Eksjö on 24 October 2011, aged 65, following a long illness.

See also

List of table tennis players

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

External links

Obituary

1946 births

2011 deaths

Swedish male table tennis players

Sportspeople from Eskilstuna

20th-century Swedish people

21st-century Swedish people