Per Holmertz

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Per Holmertz
Personal information
Full name Per Anders Gustaf Holmertz
Nationality  Sweden
Born (1960-02-03) 3 February 1960
Motala, Östergötland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 75 kilograms (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle

Per ("Pelle") Anders Gustaf Holmertz (born February 3, 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 but did later receive the gold medal after it was revealed that Jörg Woithe had used illegal drugs.

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

Long course (50 m)

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: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Swedish 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

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Incumbent		 Swedish National LC Champion
Men's 50 m freestyle
1983 		Succeeded by
Bengt Baron


Men's Competition
Women's Competition


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