Rolf Peterson (born May 11, 1944 in Halmstad

Halmstad

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) is a Swedish

Sweden

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 1000 m event with a gold in 1964

Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

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 and a silver in 1972

Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

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.

Peterson also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m: 1970, 1971) and one silver (K-2 1000 m: 1970).

He was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal

Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal

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in 1964.