Niklas Edin

Nick Name

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Born

:06 Jul,1985

Age

:34 years, 1 months

Location

:Ornskoldsvik, Vaesternorrland, Sweden

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About Niklas Edin

Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad.He is the current European and World champion, and currently plays skip.

career Highlights:

2004-In 2004 Edin skipped his Swedish team to a World Junior Curling Championship title. In the final Sweden defeated Stefan Rindlisbacher of Switzerland. The following year he was an alternate for the silver medal winning Swedish team at the Juniors skipped by Carlsén.

2007-In 2007, Edin won another Silver medal at the World Junior Championships.

2009- In 2009, he won a gold medal at the Winter Universiade.he won a gold medal at the 2009 European Curling Championships, in his first event.

2011-12-Edin's rink continued their success into the 2011-12 season. The team won a silver medal at the 2011 European Curling Championships after losing in the final to Norway's Thomas Ulsrud. Later that season, the team won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship.

2012-13-The 2012-13 season was Edin's best to date. The rink won two gold medals in the season. The first came at the 2012 European Curling Championships where they beat Ulsrud in the final. Then the team won the 2013 World Championship, which would be Edin's his first world championship gold medal.