Orvar Lindwall
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| Born | 10 August 1941 Lund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Épée, foil | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF Stockholms AF | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lars Orvar Martin Lindwall (also Orwar; born 10 August 1941) is a Swedish épée fencer who won two team medals at the 1961 and 1962 Fencing World Championships. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished fifth with the Swedish team in 1960 and fourth in 1964. His best individual result was seventh place in 1964.[1] Lindwall later attended the 1972–1984 and 1992 Olympics as a coach of the Swedish fencing team.[2]
Lindwall represented Östra Reals IF, Djurgårdens IF, Stockholms AFF and Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande.[3][4][5] He won the 1963 Swedish championship in individual épée, representing Djurgården, two Swedish championships in individual foil, representing Östra Real and Stockholms AFF, two Swedish championships in team épée with FFF, and four Swedish championships with Stockholms AFF and FFF.[6][4][5][7]
References
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- ^ "Orvar Lindwall". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Orwar Lindwall. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Olympedia – Orvar Lindwall". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "SM värja herrar, lag". 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b "SM florett herrar, ind". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "SM värja herrar, ind". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "SM florett herrar, lag". 3 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Orvar Lindwall at Olympedia
- Orvar Lindwall at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- Sportspeople from Lund
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