Pelle Petterson
Pelle Petterson (* 31 July 1932 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish yachtsman , sailboat - designer and industrial designer .
Life
Petterson won with Holger Sundström at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo the bronze medal in sailing the Star class and in 1972 at the Olympic Summer Games in Munich and Kiel with Stellan Westerdahl the silver medal just ahead of Wilhelm cow pasture . In 1969 he became world champion in the star boat class, in this class he was also multiple European champion. He has also been successful in other boat classes in the international regatta scene.
Petterson is also known as a designer of sailing boats, for example for the company Maxi Yachts (cruising yachts), the Italian Vega boats or the open keel boat c55 .
As early as 1957, when Frua was still in service , he designed the sporty Volvo P1800 coupé . His other work in industrial and product design includes work for Electrolux , Flymo, Rosengren, Volvo Penta boat engines, as well as designs for furniture, door and window fittings and toilets.
Awards
- 2004 Designer Prize from the Royal Stockholm University of Technology .
- 2010 Royal Order (12th degree on the blue ribbon) for outstanding achievements as a sailor and boat designer.
Fonts
- Pelle Pettersons bästa båttips. Stockholm: B. Wahlström, 1982. ISBN 91-32-50961-8 .
- Pelle Pettersons best båttips / [worked for norske forhold av Freddy Lohrmann; illustrasjoner: Hasse Nilsson] Oslo: Fredhøi 1985 ISBN 82-04-01568-2 .
literature
- "Gosh! : he designed the popular maxi cruising boats ... Pelle Petterson ”. In the magazine "Yacht", Bielefeld: Delius Klasing Verlag, ISSN 0043-9932 - 2006, No. 16, pp. 34-39.
- Bengt Jörnstedt: Pelle P. - seglare, designer och vinnare. Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget 2006, ISBN 91-89564-30-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Maxi Yachts website , accessed May 14, 2009.
- ^ Medal Presentations. June 6, 2010, accessed December 8, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petterson, Pelle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |