Peter Karlsson (table tennis player)
Peter Karlsson (born May 29, 1969 in Stenstorp ) is a Swedish table tennis player . He is European champion in singles, world champion in doubles and multiple team world champion.
Karlsson first played in the Swedish national team in 1985. In the following years he was part of the national team, but was often only a substitute behind Waldner , Appelgren , Persson and Lindh .
Participation in world championships
Karlsson became world champion in doubles at the table tennis world championship in 1991 (together with Thomas von Scheele ). With the Swedish team he won gold medals at four world championships, namely in 1989 , 1991 , 1993 and 2000 ; In 1995 he won silver with the team, and in 2001 bronze.
Participation in European championships
At the European Championships in Bremen in 2000, Karlsson won the European title in singles. With the Swedish team, he finished first in 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2002.
More Achievements
In 1994 and 1995 Karlsson became Swedish champions. In 2002 he won the ITTF Pro Tour in Courmayeur / Italy. Further significant successes are 4th place in the World Cup 1993 , 2nd place 3 times in the Europe TOP-12 (1993, 1998, 2001) and 2nd place at the Croatia Open 2003.
societies
Karlsson came in 1993 from Falkenbergs BTK , with whom he reached the final of the ETTU Cup in 1992, to Spvg Steinhagen in the German Bundesliga . He also played for various French clubs, such as Elan Nevers (until 2004), AS Pontoise-Cergy TT (2004-2005) and Levallois SC (2005).
Private
Karlsson is married and has one daughter.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | European Championship | 2005 | Aarhus | THE | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 2002 | Zagreb | HRV | Quarter finals | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 2000 | Bremen | GER | gold | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1998 | Eindhoven | NED | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1996 | Bratislava | SVK | Semifinals | Quarter finals | 1 | |
| SWE | European Championship | 1994 | Birmingham | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | 2 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1992 | Stuttgart | GER | last 16 | Semifinals | 1 | |
| SWE | European Championship | 1990 | Gothenburg | SWE | Semifinals | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1986 | Louvin La Neuve | BEL | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1985 | The hague | NED | 1 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 2006 | Copenhagen | THE | 5th place | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 2005 | Rennes | FRA | 5th place | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 2004 | Frankfurt | GER | 9th place | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 2002 | Rotterdam | NED | 5 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 2001 | catfish | AUT | 2 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1999 | Split | HRV | 7th | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1998 | Halmstad | SWE | 2 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1995 | Dijon | FRA | 9 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1994 | Arezzo | ITA | 3 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1993 | Copenhagen | THE | 2 | |||
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1990 | Oslo | NOR | gold | 1 | ||
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1988 | Karlsborg | SWE | Semifinals | gold | 1 | |
| SWE | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Olympic games | 2000 | Sydney | OUT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | immediately excluded | immediately excluded | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2006 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2005 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | St. Petersburg | RUS | silver | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Leipzig | GER | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Warsaw | POLE | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Wuxi | CHN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Chicago | United States | last 16 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Singapore | SIN | last 16 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Malmo | SWE | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | last 64 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | silver | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | Farum | THE | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | Magdeburg | GER | last 64 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | Kobe | JPN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | Qingdao City | CHN | last 32 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | Courmayeur | ITA | gold | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2002 | catfish | AUT | last 64 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Farum | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Skovde | SWE | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Yokohama | JPN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | last 32 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2001 | Chatham | CLOSELY | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2000 | Umeå | SWE | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 2000 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Prague | CZE | Semifinals | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Linz / Wels | AUT | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Hopton-on-Sea | CLOSELY | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | Scratched | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Sundsvall | SWE | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Belgrade | YUG | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | last 16 | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Melbourne | OUT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Squid | SWE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | silver | last 32 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Zhuhai | CHN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Chiba | JPN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Kettering | CLOSELY | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| SWE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2004 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | |||
| SWE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2002 | Stockholm | SWE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SWE | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 10 | |||
| SWE | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| SWE | World Championship | 2004 | Doha | QAT | 4th | |||
| SWE | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | last 128 | last 32 | no participants | 3-4 |
| SWE | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 1 | |||
| SWE | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 16 | last 32 | no participants | |
| SWE | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 16 | no participants | 7th |
| SWE | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | no participants | 2 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 128 | last 64 | no participants | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba City | JPN | last 64 | gold | no participants | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | FRG | last 64 | last 32 | last 128 | 1 |
| SWE | World cup | 2001 | Courmayeur | ITA | 9-12 space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 2000 | Yangzhou | CHN | 5th-8th space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1998 | Shantou | CHN | 9-12 space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1995 | Nimes | FRA | 9-12 space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1994 | Taipei | CHN | 9-12 space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1993 | Guangzhou | SWE | 4th | |||
| SWE | World Doubles Cup | 1992 | Las Vegas | United States | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 5 | |||
| SWE | WTC World Team Cup | 1994 | Nimes | FRA | 2 | |||
| SWE | WTC World Team Cup | 1991 | Barcelona | ESP | 2 |
swell
- Christian Heyerdahl: Sweden's heir to the throne: Peter Karlsson , DTS magazine , 1993/2 pp. 44–46
Individual evidence
- ^ ITTF statistics (accessed September 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karlsson, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stenstorp |