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Rolf Edling

Rolf Erik Sören Edling is a retired Swedish épée fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympic Games and won a team gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.

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Rolf Edling
Rolf Edling in 1972
Personal information
Born (1943-11-30) 30 November 1943
Bombay, India
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportFencing
ClubLUGI, Lund
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
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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 Summer Olympic Games and won a team gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.12

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

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

References

  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.
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