Peja Lindholm

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Peja Lindholm
Born (1970-06-02) June 2, 1970
Östersund, Sweden
Career
World Championship
appearances
8 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007)
European Championship
appearances
10 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
Olympic
appearances
3 (1998, 2002, 2006)

Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm (born 2 June 1970 in Östersund, Sweden) is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion (1998, and 2001) and a former world junior champion (1989).

Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships. In 2011, Lindholm became the coach of the Swedish team headed by Niklas Edin, coaching them in the World Championships.

Awards

  • Colin Campbell Award: 1995
  • WJCC Sportsmanship Award: 1990
  • WJCC All-Star skip: 1989, 1990
  • WJCC All-Star second: 1991

See also

  • 1997 Ford World Curling Championships
  • 2001 Ford World Curling Championships
  • 2004 Ford World Curling Championships

External links

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