| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | 100m Freestyle | |
| World Championsips (LC) | |||
| Bronze | 1978 Berlin | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Silver | 1981 Split | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1983 Rome | 4x100m Freestyle | |
Per ("Pelle") Holmertz (born March 3, 1960) was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in Berlin, West Germany between August 20 and August 28, 1978 The European Aquatics Championships, or European Championships, is the main aquatics championship for Europe. The 1981 European LC Championships were held in an indoor pool (50 m in Split, Yugoslavia from September 5 to September The European LC Championships 1983 took place on Stadio Del Nuoto in Rome, Italy between August 22 and August 27 Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 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. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet He is not a sibling of the accomplished swimmer Anders Holmertz, although they are both from the same town. Anders Holmertz (born December 1, 1968 in Motala) is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle (200 and 400 meters races In 2006, Pelle Holmertz was inaugurated to Berkeley University's Hall of Fame for his numerous wins and records for the school's swimteam in the early eighties.
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| Preceded by Incumbent | Swedish National LC Champion Men's 50m Freestyle 1983 | Succeeded by Bengt Baron |