Leif Solheim
Leif Sigurd Solheim was a Norwegian ice hockey player. His achievements include winning a bronze medal with Norway men's national [ice hockey team|Norway] at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships. He was awarded Gullpucken in 1959.
Career
Solheim played for Furuset IF and the Norway men's national [ice hockey team|Norway national team], and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952. He won a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships in Paris.He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959, and was the first recipient of the prize.
Personal life and death
Born in Oslo on 14 July 1932, Solheim was a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim.Solheim died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 91.