Rolf Peterson
Swedish canoeist (born 1944)
 Rolf Peterson by the 1960's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 May 1944 (1944-05-11) (age 79) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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Peterson at the 1964 Olympics -
Peterson with wife, Anna Lindgren, and children -
Anna checking Rolf's heart rate in 1968
References
External links
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- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
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| Preceded by Jonny Nilsson | Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1964 | Succeeded by Kjell Johansson |
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Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-1 1000 m
- 1936:
Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) - 1948:
Gert Fredriksson (SWE) - 1952: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1956: Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
- 1960:
Erik Hansen (DEN) - 1964: Rolf Peterson (SWE)
- 1968:
Mihály Hesz (HUN) - 1972:
Aleksandr Shaparenko (URS) - 1976:
Rüdiger Helm (GDR) - 1980: Rüdiger Helm (GDR)
- 1984:
Alan Thompson (NZL) - 1988:
Greg Barton (USA) - 1992:
Clint Robinson (AUS) - 1996:
Knut Holmann (NOR) - 2000: Knut Holmann (NOR)
- 2004: Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR)
- 2008:
Tim Brabants (GBR) - 2012: Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR)
- 2016:
Marcus Walz (ESP) - 2020: Bálint Kopasz (HUN)
