John Petersson (born 22 January 1970, Copenhagen, Denmark) is president of the

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and a former swimmer from Denmark. He is also one of the 12 members of the

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and he has been a member of the Danish Handicap-Federal Board of Directors since 2000. Petersson is an accountant who studied at

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Paralympics career

John Petersson participated for the first time at the Paralympic Games in 1984 and ended his career at the Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000. It was during the games in 1988, that he by a journalist got nicknamed 'Piskeriset', which has kept by his side. John Petersson won a total of fifteen Paralympic medals in his career. * 5 Paralympic Games (1984-2000): 6 gold, 2 silver, 7 bronze, 6 world records * 3 World Championships (1986-1998): 4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 4 world records * 1 European Championships (1995): 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Awards

* 2009: Danish Sports Award for People with an impairment by the Danish Minister of Culture and Sport

Personal life

Petersson is married and has two children.

References

External links

International Paralympic Committee biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petersson, John Living people 1970 births International Paralympic Committee members Paralympic swimmers for Denmark