Per Holmertz

Summary

Per ("Pelle") Anders Gustaf Holmertz (born 3 February 1960 in Motala, Östergötland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Per Holmertz
Personal information
Full namePer Anders Gustaf Holmertz
NationalitySwedish
Born (1960-02-03) 3 February 1960 (age 64)
Motala, Östergötland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1981 Split 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 4×100 m freestyle

He is not a sibling of the accomplished swimmer Anders Holmertz, although they are both from the same town. In 2006, Holmertz was inaugurated into the University of California at Berkeley's Hall of Fame for his numerous wins and records for the school's swimteam in the early eighties. Holmertz graduated with a degree in economics from Cal in 1983.

Personal bests edit

Long course (50 m) edit

Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 23.05 10 Apr 1980 - Austin, TX, United States
100 m freestyle 50.66 17 Jul 1982 - Stockholm, Sweden
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean record; NRSwedish record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Clubs edit

References edit

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Incumbent
Swedish National LC Champion
Men's 50 m freestyle

1983
Succeeded by