Nils Peter Sundelin (born 13 January 1947) is a retired

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. Together with his elder brothers

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he won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class at the 1968 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1969 World Championships. The brothers also won the 1971 world title in the three-person keelboat ( Dragon class) and placed sixth and ninth at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, respectively.Peter Sundelin
sports-reference.com Peter was the strongest physically among the Sundelin brothers. In the 1980s, he competed with different partners in the two-person keelboat at the 1980 Olympics and world championships. Besides sailing he played

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.Peter Sundelin

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1947 births Living people Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Soling class sailors Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub