Rolf Peterson (born 11 May 1944) is a retired Swedish sprint canoeist. He competed in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1964 and a silver in 1972, finishing fifth in 1968. At the world championships Peterson won two gold and one silver medals in K-2 events in 1970–1971, all with Lars Andersson.^[1][2] He was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1964 and served as the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1968.^[3]

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  Peterson at the 1964 Olympics
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  Peterson with wife, Anna Lindgren, and children
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  Anna checking Rolf's heart rate in 1968

• Rolf Peterson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• Rolf Peterson at Olympedia
• Rolf Peterson at Olympics.com
• Rolf Peterson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)