Peter Karlsson (table tennis)
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Karl Peter Karlsson (born 29 May 1969) is a Swedish 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.<ref name="stats">ITTF Database: KARLSSON Peter (SWE) Template:Webarchive, accessed 2010-05-27</ref>
Commitment
Peter Karlsson<ref>Mohapatra, Bikash (24 May 2013) "This Swede redefines optimism", [rediff.com]. Retrieved on 7 September 2021.</ref> is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.<ref>Peace and Sport</ref>
In October 2010, Peter Karlsson visited Dili in East Timor to launch 'Ping Pong Ba Dame' (Ping Pong for Peace), an initiative from Peace and Sport and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).<ref>Once again the visit of Peter Karlsson proves priceless Template:Webarchive ittf.com, 24 October 2010</ref>
Career records
Singles<ref name="stats" />
- Olympics: round of 32 (2000, 04).<ref name="Olympics" />
- World Championships: QF (1995, 2005).
- World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th (1993).
- Pro Tour winner (×1): 2002 Italian Open.
Runner-up (×3): 1997 Austrian Open; 2003 Croatian Open; 2004 Russian Open. - Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: round of 16 (2002, 03, 04).
- European Championships: winner (2000); SF (1996).
- Europe Top-12: 2nd (1993, 98, 2001); 3rd (1994).
Men's doubles
- Olympics: round of 16 (2000).
- World Championships: winner (1991).
- Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: QF (2002, 03).
- European Championships: SF (1990, 92).
Mixed doubles
- World Championships: round of 128 (1989).
Team
- World Championships: 1st (1989, 91, 93, 2000); 2nd (1995); 3rd (2001).
- World Team Cup: 2nd (1991, 94).
- European Championships: 1st (1990, 92, 96, 2000, 02); 2nd (1994).
References
External links
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Swedish male table tennis players
- Olympic table tennis players for Sweden
- Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- People from Falköping Municipality
- Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
- 21st-century Swedish people
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen