Rolf Edling

Rolf Edling in 1972

Personal information

Born

30 November 1943
Bombay, India

Height

196 cm (6 ft 5 in)

Weight

91 kg (201 lb)

Sport

Fencing

Club

LUGI, Lund

Medal record

Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
	1976 Montreal	Team épée
World Championships
	1969 Havana	Team épée
	1971 Vienna	Team épée
	1971 Vienna	Ind. épée
	1973 Gothenburg	Ind. épée
	1974 Grenoble	Ind. épée
	1974 Grenoble	Team épée
	1975 Budapest	Team épée
	1977 Buenos Aires	Team épée
	1977 Buenos Aires	Ind. épée
	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 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1976. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.^[1]^[2]

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]

References

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↑ "Rolf Edling". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
↑ "Olympics Statistics: Rolf Edling". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
↑ Rolf Edling. Swedish Olympic Committee

Olympic Fencing Champions in Men's Team Épée

1908: Alibert, Berger, Collignon, Olivier, Gravier, Lippmann, Stern (FRA)
1912: P. Anspach, H. Anspach, Hennet, de Montigny, Ochs, Rom, Salmon, Willems (BEL)
1920: A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Olivier, Canova, Urbani, Bozza, Marrazzi, Allochio, Costantino, di Revel (ITA)
1924: Gaudin, Buchard, Ducret, Labatut, Liottel, Lippmann, Tainturier (FRA)
1928: Basletta, Bertinetti, Cornaggia-Medici, Agostino, Minoli, Riccardi (ITA)
1932: Jourdant, Schmetz, Tainturier, Buchard, Piot, Cattiau (FRA)
1936: Pezzana, Mangiarotti, Ragno, Cornaggia-Medici, Brusati, Riccardi (ITA)
1948: Huet, Pécheux, Desprets, Artigas, Guérin, Lepage (FRA)
1952: Battaglia, Pavesi, Bertinetti, Delfino, D. Mangiarotti, E. Mangiarotti (ITA)
1956: Delfino, Bertinetti, Pellegrino, Anglesio, Pavesi, Mangiarotti (ITA)
1960: Delfino, Pellegrino, Pavesi, Mangiarotti, Marini, Saccaro (ITA)
1964: Bárány, Gábor, Kausz, Kulcsár, Nemere (HUN)
1968: Fenyvesi, Nemere, Schmitt, Kulcsár, Nagy (HUN)
1972: Erdős, Fenyvesi, Kulcsár, Schmitt, Osztrics (HUN)
1976: von Essen, Jacobson, Edling, Högström, Flodström (SWE)
1980: Riboud, Picot, Gardas, Boisse, Salesse (FRA)
1984: Borrmann, Fischer, Heer, Nickel, Pusch (FRG)
1988: Delpla, Henry, Lenglet, Riboud, Srecki (FRA)
1992: Borrmann, Felisiak, Schmitt, Proske, Reznitschenko (GER)
1996: Cuomo, Mazzoni, Randazzo (ITA)
2000: Mazzoni, Milanoli, Randazzo, Rota (ITA)
2004: F. Jeannet, J. Jeannet, Obry, Boisse (FRA)
2008: J. Jeannet, F. Jeannet, Robeiri (FRA)
2016: Grumier, Borel, Jérent, Lucenay (FRA)

World Champions in Men's Épée

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