 Rolf Edling in 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1943-11-30) 30 November 1943 (age 81) Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | LUGI, Lund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rolf Erik Sören Edling (born 30 November 1943) is a retired Swedish épée fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1976. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.
Edling was born in India, where his father was worked for the ASEA company. He then moved to Sweden and started fencing at a boarding school in Sigtuna. Between 1969 and 1978 he won ten medals at the world championships, including five gold medals. In 1973 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Awards
Swedish Fencing Federation Royal Medal of Merit in gold (Svenska fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj i guld) (2012)
References
- "Rolf Edling". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- "Olympics Statistics: Rolf Edling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- Rolf Edling. Swedish Olympic Committee
- "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
- Rolf Edling at Olympedia (archive)
- Rolf Edling at Olympics.com
- Rolf Edling at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mumbai
- Swedish male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers for Sweden
- Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen