Peter Karlsson (table tennis)

Peter Karlsson
Full nameKarl Peter Karlsson[1]
Nationality Sweden
Born (1969-05-29) 29 May 1969 (age 55)
Stenstorp, Falköping,
Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Highest ranking11 (April 2003)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tianjin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Team

Karl Peter Karlsson (born 29 May 1969 in Stenstorp, Sweden) is a 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]

  1. ^ 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. ^ ITTF Database: KARLSSON Peter (SWE) Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-05-27