Rolf Edling

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Rolf Edling
Rolf Edling in 1972
Personal information
Born (1943-11-30) 30 November 1943 (age 80)
Bombay, India
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
ClubLUGI, Lund
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team épée
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Havana Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Vienna Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Vienna Ind. épée
Gold medal – first place 1973 Gothenburg Ind. épée
Gold medal – first place 1974 Grenoble Ind. épée
Gold medal – first place 1974 Grenoble Team épée
Gold medal – first place 1975 Budapest Team épée
Gold medal – first place 1977 Buenos Aires Team épée
Silver medal – second place 1977 Buenos Aires Ind. épée
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Hamburg Team épée

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

Awards[edit]

  • Sweden Swedish Fencing Federation Royal Medal of Merit in gold (Svenska fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj i guld) (2012)[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rolf Edling". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Rolf Edling". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ Rolf Edling. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ "Högsta utmärkelse, personer" (in Swedish). Swedish Fencing Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.