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.
[ He was awarded the ]Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( sv, Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury l ...
in 1964 and served as the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1968.[
Rolf Peterson 1964.jpg, Peterson at the 1964 Olympics
Rolf Peterson with family.jpg, Peterson with wife, Anna Lindgren, and children
Rolf Peterson with wife 1968.jpg, Anna checking Rolf's heart rate in 1968
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References
External links
DatabaseOlympics.com profile
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1944 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Halmstad
Swedish male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Sweden
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden