Karl Peter Karlsson (born 29 May 1969 in

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, Sweden) is a

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player. He was 1991

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in men's doubles (with

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), and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.ITTF Database: KARLSSON Peter (SWE)
, accessed 2010-05-27

Commitment

Peter Karlsson .is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by

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, a

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-based international organization. In October 2010, Peter Karlsson visited Dili in

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to launch 'Ping Pong Ba Dame' (Ping Pong for Peace), an initiative from Peace and Sport and the

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(ITTF).Once again the visit of Peter Karlsson proves priceless
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Career records

Singles * Olympics: round of 32 (2000, 04). *

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: QF (1995, 2005). *

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appearances: 6. Record: 4th (1993). * Pro Tour winner (×1): 2002 Italian Open.
Runner-up (×3): 1997 Austrian Open; 2003 Croatian Open; 2004 Russian Open. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: round of 16 (2002, 03, 04). * European Championships: winner (2000); SF (1996). *

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: 2nd (1993, 98, 2001); 3rd (1994). Men's doubles *Olympics: round of 16 (2000). *World Championships: winner (1991). *Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: QF (2002, 03). *European Championships: SF (1990, 92). Mixed doubles *World Championships: round of 128 (1989). Team *World Championships: 1st (1989, 91, 93, 2000); 2nd (1995); 3rd (2001). *

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: 2nd (1991, 94). *European Championships: 1st (1990, 92, 96, 2000, 02); 2nd (1994).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Peter 1969 births Living people Swedish male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of Sweden Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Table Tennis Championships medalists People from Falköping Municipality Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people