Rolf Peterson
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Rolf Peterson at the 1964 Olympics
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Born | 11 May 1944 (age 80) Halmstad, Sweden |
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Halmstads Kanotklubb, Kanotföreningen Kanotisterna, Södertälje |
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Medal record
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Rolf Peterson (born 11 May 1944) is a retired Swedish sprint canoer. He competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1964, 1968 and 1968 Olympics and won a gold in 1964 and a silver in 1972, finishing fifth in 1968. At the world championships Peterson won two gold and one silver medals in K-2 events in 1970-1971, all with Lars Andersson. He was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1964.
References
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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Preceded by | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1964 |
Succeeded by Kjell Johansson |
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