Rolf Edling

Rolf Edling

File:Rolf Edling 1972.jpg Rolf Edling in 1972
Personal information
Born	(1943-11-30) 30 November 1943 Bombay, India
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Fencing
Club	LUGI, Lund
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team épée World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1969 Havana Team épée Bronze medal – third place 1971 Vienna Team épée Bronze medal – third place 1971 Vienna Ind. épée Gold medal – first place 1973 Gothenburg Ind. épée Gold medal – first place 1974 Grenoble Ind. épée Gold medal – first place 1974 Grenoble Team épée Gold medal – first place 1975 Budapest Team épée Gold medal – first place 1977 Buenos Aires Team épée Silver medal – second place 1977 Buenos Aires Ind. épée Bronze medal – third place 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 Summer Olympic Games and won a team gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.

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.

Awards

• File:Svenska Fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj.svg Swedish Fencing Federation Royal Medal of Merit in gold (Svenska fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj i guld) (2012)

External links

• Rolf Edling at Olympedia
• Rolf Edling at Olympics.com
• Rolf Edling at Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (in English)