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Peter Karlsson (table tennis)

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Peter Karlsson
Personal information
Full nameKarl Peter Karlsson[1]
Nationality Sweden
Born (1969-05-29) 29 May 1969 (age 57)
Falköping, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Highest ranking11 (April 2003)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1989 DortmundTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 ChibaDoubles
Gold medal – first place1991 ChibaTeam
Gold medal – first place1993 GothenburgTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 Kuala LumpurTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 TianjinTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 OsakaTeam

Karl Peter Karlsson (born 29 May 1969) is a Swedish table tennis player and coach. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles (with Thomas von Scheele), and 2000 European Champion in men's singles. He is married to Åsa Karlsson.[3]

Commitment

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Peter Karlsson[4] is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[5]

In October 2010, Peter Karlsson visited Dili in East Timor to launch 'Ping Pong Ba Dame' (Ping Pong for Peace), an initiative from Peace and Sport and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[6]

Career records

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Singles[3]

Men's doubles

  • Olympics: round of 16 (2000).
  • World Championships: winner (1991).
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: QF (2002, 03).
  • European Championships: SF (1990, 92).

Mixed doubles

  • World Championships: round of 128 (1989).

Team

  • World Championships: 1st (1989, 91, 93, 2000); 2nd (1995); 3rd (2001).
  • World Team Cup: 2nd (1991, 94).
  • European Championships: 1st (1990, 92, 96, 2000, 02); 2nd (1994).

References

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Karlsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ↑ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. 1 2 ITTF Database: KARLSSON Peter (SWE) Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-05-27
  4. ↑ Mohapatra, Bikash (24 May 2013) "This Swede redefines optimism", [rediff.com]. Retrieved on 7 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Peace and Sport
  6. ↑ Once again the visit of Peter Karlsson proves priceless Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine ittf.com, 24 October 2010
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