Bengt Grive
Bengt Grive | |
|---|---|
 Grive in 1959. | |
| Born | Bengt Edvin Axel Gustafsson 21 March 1921 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 17 September 2003 (aged 82) Lidingö, Sweden |
| Occupations | Sports commentator, journalist, writer |
| Spouse |
Martha Svensson (m. 1945) |
| Children | 1 |
Bengt Edvin Axel Grive (born Gustafsson, 21 March 1921 – 17 September 2003) was a Swedish sports commentator, journalist and author.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Grive was born on 21 March 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Edvin Gustafsson and Elsa (née Lindström).[2] Grive worked as a firefighter in Stockholm during a few years in the 1940s.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]In his youth, he was part of the Swedish elite in table tennis, during a few years and won the Swedish championship in the sport in 1951.[3]
Grive worked at Aftonbladet newspaper from 1951 to 1956, and performed as a variety show artist from 1953 to 1960.[2] In 1960, he became a reporter for Sveriges Television, where he worked until 1990 when he became a freelance journalist.[4] In 1993, he started working for Eurosport when the channel expanded its broadcast to the Nordics.[4] He got to commentate both tennis and ski jumping. He also became a mentor for among others Chris Härenstam and Niklas Holmgren.[1]
He is best known for commentating Björn Borg's tennis finals in Wimbledon during the 1970s and 1980s. He also commentated table tennis, figure skating and football.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 1945, Grive married Marta Svensson (1923–2005), the daughter of Ivar Svensson, a merchant, and Linnéa (née Eriksson). They had one daughter, Madeleine Grive (born 1955), a journalist.[2]
Bibliography
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References
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External links
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