Peder Lunde, Jr.

Peder Lunde, Jr.

Lunde (left) and Bergvall in 1960
Personal information
Born	9 February 1942 (age 74) Oslo, Norway
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Club	KNS, Oslo
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]

References

1. Peder Lunde, Jr.. sports-reference.com

External links

• Peder Lunde, Jr. at the International Sailing Federation