Rolf Peterson
Swedish canoeist (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rolf Peterson (born 11 May 1944) is a retired Swedish sprint canoeist. He competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal 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.[1][2] He was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1964 and served as the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1968.[3]
- Peterson at the 1964 Olympics
- Peterson with wife, Anna Lindgren, and children
- Anna checking Rolf's heart rate in 1968
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Born | 11 May 1944 (1944-05-11) (age 80) Halmstad, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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