Roland Stoltz (ice hockey, born 1931)

Frank Roland "Rolle" Stoltz (1 August 1931 – 19 February 2001) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He competed in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and finished in fifth, second and fourth place, respectively. At the world championships he won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals between 1957 and 1967, and was named the best defenseman in 1963. Stoltz also won European titles in 1957 and 1962, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964 and 1966. In 1999 he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1][2]

For the younger Swedish ice hockey player, see Roland Stoltz (ice hockey, born 1954).

Roland Stoltz
Roland Stolz in 1965.
Born	(1931-08-01)1 August 1931 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	19 February 2001(2001-02-19) (aged 69) Skärholmen, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Atlas Diesels IF Djurgårdens IF
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1955–1970
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Team competition World Championships 1957 Soviet Union Team 1958 Norway Team 1962 United States Team 1963 Sweden Team 1965 Finland Team 1967 Austria Team

Team Sweden in November 1958, from the left, standing: Lasse Björn, Karl-Sören "Kalle" Hedlund, Einar Granath, Sigge Bröms, Nils "Double-Nisse" Nilsson, Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg, Göran Lysén, Uno "Garvis" Öhrlund, Roland "Rolle" Stoltz; front row: Sven "Tumba" Johansson, Hasse Svedberg, Yngve Johansson, Roland "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson, Vilgot "Ville" Larsson and Rune Gudmundsson.

Stoltz was a mechanic with Atlas Copco, a Swedish mining machinery company. After retiring from competitions he worked as an ice hockey commentator on the Swedish national television.[1]