Peder Lunde Jr.

Peder Lunde Jr.
Lunde (left) and Bergvall in 1960
Personal information
Born 9 February 1942 (1942-02-09) (age 76)
Oslo, Norway
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sailing career
Club Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Flying Dutchman
1968 Mexico City Star class

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]

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]

He resides at Snarøya.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Peder Lunde Jr.. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "Peder Lunde jr. 60 år 9. februar" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 16 January 2002.


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