Fredrik Peterson

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Fredrik Peterson Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday 19th October 1969
place of birth Vaxjo, Sweden
size 1.79 m
partner 1991-1997 Tom Englén
successes
1996 - Olympic participant
1997 - World Cup participant
(As of June 28, 2014)

Nils-Johan Fredrik Peterson (born October 19, 1969 in Växjö ) is a former Swedish beach volleyball player .

Career

Peterson played his first international tournament in 1991 at the Almería Open, where he finished 18th with Tom Englén . In 1994 the two Swedes returned to the world tour in Carolina . In 1995, when they finished seventh at the Espinho Open, they reached the top ten for the first time at a World Tour tournament. At the end of the year they were able to repeat the result in Cape Town . In the 1996 World Tour they came in 13th in Hermosa Beach . Englén / Peterson also qualified for the Olympic Games in Atlanta . There they lost their first game against the Cubans Álvarez / Rosell . In the loser round, they were defeated by the Canadian duo Child / Heese and were eliminated. After the Olympic tournament, they came 13th at the Grand Slam in Pornichet and at the tournament in Jakarta ; in Carolina they finished ninth.

In 1997 they reached the 17th place four times and a ninth place at the Tenerife Open. Then they took part in the World Cup in Los Angeles . However, they did not get beyond 33rd place.

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personal data
SURNAME Peterson, Fredrik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peterson, Nils-Johan Fredrik (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH 19th October 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaxjo , Sweden