Peder Lunde Jr.
 Lunde (left) and Bergvall in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 February 1942 (age 82) Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Norwegian Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peder Lunde Jr. (born 9 February 1942) is a retired Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1960, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. In 1960, he won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, together with Bjørn Bergvall. Eight years later, he earned a silver medal in the Star class, together with Per Olav Wiken. He placed sixth in the same event in 1972, and 16th in 1976 in the three-person keelboat.[1] In 1981-82, he was a crewmember on the yacht Berge Viking in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. [2]
Lunde comes from a sailing family: his parents Peder and Vibeke Lunde together with uncle Børre Falkum-Hansen won a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and his grandfather Eugen Lunde became an Olympic champion in 1924. His wife Aud is an Olympic alpine skier, and their daughter Jeanette competed at Olympics both in alpine skiing and sailing.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peder Lunde Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Archive Volvo Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Peder Lunde jr. 60 år 9. februar" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 16 January 2002.
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