Pelle Petterson
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Medal record
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Pelle Helmer Petterson (born 31 July 1932) is a
There is a line of sailing clothing and sports wear bearing the name Petterson, under the Brand Name Pelle P. which are designed by his daughter, Cecilia. His other daughter, Ulrika "Icka", lives in the U.S. and is married to Paul Cayard, an American yachtsman and professional sailor.
Olympic medals and other yacht racing awards
Competing in the
He held the world title in this event in 1969.He also won World Cup medals in the Soling class and participated in the America's Cup several times, skippering the Swedish America's Cup Challenges in 1977 and 1980.
Awards
Petterson was the first person to be inducted into the Swedish Sailing Hall of Fame.[1] On 14 May 2004 he received the Swedish Business Award for Outstanding Achievements of the first grade from the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Amongst previous recipients are Arvid Carlsson Nobel laureate, Ingvar Kamprad founder of Ikea and Pehr G. Gyllenhammar former CEO of Volvo.
On 19 November 2004 he received the KTH's Stora Pris from the
On 8 June 2010 Petterson received from
Achievements
- As of 27 September 2015[7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
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1964 | Olympic Games | Enoshima, Japan | 3rd | Star class |
1966 | Star World Championship | Kiel, West Germany | 7th | Star class |
1967 | Star World Championship | Copenhagen, Denmark | 5th | Star class |
1969 | Star World Championship | San Diego, USA | 1st | Star class |
Soling World Championship | Copenhagen, DEN | 2nd | Soling | |
1970 | Star World Championship | Marstrand, Sweden | 13th | Star class |
1971 | Star World Championship | Puget Sound, USA | 7th | Star class |
1972 | Star World Championship | Caracas, Venezuela | 4th | Star class |
Olympic Games | Kiel, West Germany | 2nd | Star class | |
1973 | Star World Championship | San Diego Bay, USA | 8th | Star class |
1974 | Star World Championship | Laredo , Spain |
2nd | Star class |
1976 | Star World Championship | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | Star class |
1977 | 6 Metre World Cup | Marstrand, Sweden | 1st | 6 Metre class |
1978 | Star World Championship | San Francisco, USA | 17th | Star class |
1979 | Star World Championship | Marstrand, Sweden | 6th | Star class |
6 Metre World Cup | Seattle, USA | 1st | 6 Metre class | |
1983 | 6 Metre World Cup | Newport, USA | 1st | 6 Metre class |
1995 | Star World Championship | Laredo , Spain |
63rd | Star class |
1998 | Star World Championship | Portorož, Slovenia | 89th | Star class |
2009 | Star World Championship | Varberg, Sweden | 61st | Star class |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Pelle Petterson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Swärd, Lasse (8 November 2009). "Volvo ger upprättelse åt P1800:s skapare (Volvo provide redress to the P1800's creator)". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Pelle Petterson". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Pelle Petterson - Sweden's sailing hero", 32nd America's Cup Interviews, 9 January 2005, retrieved 8 November 2009
- KTH, 29 September 2009, archived from the originalon 6 December 2009, retrieved 8 November 2009
- ^ HM King Carl XVI Gustaf Medals, 8 June 2010, retrieved 8 June 2010
- ^ "Sailor Biography". members.sailing.org.
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