Peter Tallberg
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 Peter and Henrik Tallberg in 1964 | |
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| Full name | Peter Julius Tallberg |
| Nickname | Petski |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Born | 15 July 1937 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 16 May 2015 (aged 77) Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Soling |
| Club |  Nyländska Jaktklubben |
Peter Julius Tallberg (15 July 1937 – 16 May 2015) was a Finnish sailor who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was a member of International Olympic Committee since 1976. At the time of his death in 2015, his tenure was the second longest among members, after Vitali Smirnov. Tallberg died of cancer on 16 May 2015 at the age of 77.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Tallberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Kansainvälisen Olympiakomitean pitkäaikaisin suomalaisjäsen Peter Tallberg on kuollut".
- ^ Obituary Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
Further reading
[edit]- Peter Nordling (1985-02-06). "Tallberg kommer igen". Forum (in Swedish). No. 1985–02. p. 08-10. ISSN 0533-070X.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "Fritide säljer strålande modegrejor ger lagerproblem". Forum (in Swedish). No. 1974–09. 1974-05-15. p. 08-09. ISSN 0533-070X.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - MK (1979-02-07). "Båtfolket satsar på skolning". Forum (in Swedish). No. 1979–02. p. 11. ISSN 0533-070X.
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External links
[edit]- Peter Tallberg at World Sailing
- Peter Tallberg at World Sailing (archived)
- Peter Tallberg at Olympics.com
- Peter Tallberg at Olympedia
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