Over his two-decade curling playing career, Lindholm won three World Championships as a skip, winning in 1997,2001 and 2004, and being runner up in both 1998 and 2000.
10 Facts About Peja Lindholm
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Peja Lindholm is a two-time European Champion and is a former World Junior Champion.
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Peja Lindholm had constant disappointment in his career though at the Olympics, where despite being one of the gold medal favorites in each of the 1998,2002, and 2006 Games, his team ended up medalless, coming closest in 2002 with a 4th place finish.
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Peja Lindholm had an excellent record vs the all-time great team of Randy Ferbey in the 2000s.
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Peja Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships.
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In 2011, Peja Lindholm became the coach of the Swedish men's team skipped by Niklas Edin, coaching them in the World Championships.
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Peja Lindholm coached the Swedish women's team at the 2010 World Championship.
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Peja Lindholm then became the Swedish national coach in 2010 when Fredrik Lindberg became the team coach.
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Peja Lindholm left his position with the Swedish teams 2019 when he was recruited to lead the Chinese teams over the Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing.
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Peja Lindholm was then asked to coach the Danish women team at the European Championship.