Kåre Karlsson


Kåre Ingemar Karlsson is a Swedish former ski jumper.
He was born in Løkken Verk in Norway, and grew up there with his ski jumper brothers Arthur and Evert Karlsson. They represented the sports club Løkken IF. Kåre Karlsson moved to Örnsköldsvik in his father's home country Sweden in 1944, and joined the club IF Friska Viljor.
He finished 21st at the 1950 World Ski Championships. Three other Løkken IF members participated here; Evert Karlsson, Arthur E. Tokle and Vidar Lindboe-Hansen. At the Swedish Championships, Kåre Karlsson finished sixth in 1945, ninth in 1946, seventh in 1948, second in 1949 and eighth in 1953.