Bo Mothander

Bo Mothander was a Swedish figure skater. Competing in single skating, he was a ten-time Swedish national champion, the 1946 Nordic champion, and placed 6th at the 1939 European Championships in Davos, Switzerland. He also competed in pair skating with Gun Ericson and Britta Råhlén. Råhlén/Mothander won seven consecutive national titles. In 1943, the pair had traveled to Berlin to perform at the Sportpalast when the city was bombed.^[1] They were not injured. Mothander competed in singles and pairs until 1946.

Bo Mothander
Figure skating career
Country	Sweden
Retired	1946

Competitive highlights

Single skating

International
Event	36–37	37–38	38–39	39–40	40–41	41–42	42–43	43–44	44–45	45–46
Europeans			6th
Nordics										1st
National[2]
Swedish	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

Pair skating with Råhlén

International
Event	39–40	40–41	41–42	42–43	43–44	44–45	45–46
Nordics							1st
National[3]
Swedish	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

Pair skating with Ericson

National[3]
Event	1937–38
Swedish Championships	2nd

References

1. Scott, John (13 December 1943). "Bombing of Berlin". Life. p. 16.
2. "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
3. "SM i konståkning - par" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Pairs] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-03.