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| Full name | Per Anders Gustaf Holmertz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1960 Motala, Östergötland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Per ("Pelle") Anders Gustaf Holmertz (born 3 February 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.
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 |
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| 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
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
- Motala SS
- Stockholmspolisens IF
References
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Incumbent | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50 m freestyle 1983 | Succeeded by Bengt Baron |