Peter Tallberg (15 July 1937 – 16 May 2015) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was a member of

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

since 1976. At the time of his death in 2015, his tenure was the second longest among members, after Vitali Smirnov. Tallberg died of cancer on 16 May 2015 at the age of 77.Obituary
Helsingin Sanomat

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* 1937 births 2015 deaths Finnish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Finland International Olympic Committee members Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling Sailors at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Star Swedish-speaking Finns Nyländska Jaktklubben sailors Presidents of World Sailing Finnish sports executives and administrators Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-yachtracing-bio-stub