Peter Olofsson

For the Swedish footballer, see Peter Olofsson (footballer).

Peter Olofsson
Personal information
Full name	Bengt Peter Olofsson
Born	(1957-07-15) 15 July 1957 (age 67) Uddevalla, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	HF Kroppskultur
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975-1985	Sweden	96	(269)

Peter Olofsson (born 15 June 1957) is a former Swedish handball player who played his entire career at HF Kroppskultur. He is one of the most scoring players of all time in the Swedish league and was the league top scorer in 1983/84 and in 1983/84 seasons. [1]

He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1984 he finished fifth with the Swedish team in the Olympic tournament.[2] He played all six matches and scored 19 goals. Due to injuries he never played at a world cup.

After his playing career he has been a youth coach at GF Kroppskultur.

His son Viktor Olofsson is also a handball player.[3]

References

1. Irene Ek och Jan Wigren (ed.). Handbollboken. Officiell kalender för svenska handbollförbundet. Handbollboken 1945- (edition: 2015-2016).
2. "Peter Olofsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
3. Torbjörn Arvidsson (28 January 2011). "Peter Olofsson gillar vad han ser" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen.