 Peter (left), Jörgen and Ulf in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Peter Nils Sundelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-01-13) 13 January 1947 (age 77) Nacka, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | 5.5 metre, Dragon, Star, Soling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club Skuru IK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Nils Sundelin (born 13 January 1947) is a retired Swedish sailor. Together with his elder brothers Jörgen and Ulf 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 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 ice hockey for Skuru IK.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Sundelin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Peter Sundelin. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Peter Sundelin at World Sailing
- Peter Sundelin at Olympics.com
- Peter Sundelin at Olympedia (archive)
- Peter Sundelin at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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- 1947 births
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- 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
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- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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