Rolf Edling

Rolf Erik Sören Edling (born 30 November 1943) is a retired Swedish épée fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a team gold medal in 1976. His best individual result was fourth place in 1980.^[1][2]

Rolf Edling

Rolf Edling in 1972
Personal information
Born	(1943-11-30) 30 November 1943 (age 81) Bombay, India
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Club	LUGI, Lund
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team épée World Championships 1969 Havana Team épée 1971 Vienna Team épée 1971 Vienna Ind. épée 1973 Gothenburg Ind. épée 1974 Grenoble Ind. épée 1974 Grenoble Team épée 1975 Budapest Team épée 1977 Buenos Aires Team épée 1977 Buenos Aires Ind. épée 1978 Hamburg Team épée

Edling was born in India, where his father was worked for the ASEA company. He then moved to Sweden and started fencing at a boarding school in Sigtuna. Between 1969 and 1978 he won ten medals at the world championships, including five gold medals. In 1973 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.^[3]

Awards

• Swedish Fencing Federation Royal Medal of Merit in gold (Svenska fäktförbundets kungliga förtjänstmedalj i guld) (2012)^[4]