{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1957)}} {{for|the Swedish footballer|Peter Olofsson (footballer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Peter Olofsson | image = <!-- Player Photo.jpg --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Bengt Peter Olofsson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|7|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Uddevalla, Sweden | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | nationality = {{SWE}} | height = 203 cm | position = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = HF Kroppskultur | nationalyears1 = 1975-1985 | nationalteam1 = {{hb|Sweden}} | nationalcaps1 = 96 | nationalgoals1 = 269 | titleyears1 = | title1 = | titleplace1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = | module = | ntupdate = <!-- 26 August 2022 or August 26, 2022 --> }} '''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 1985/86 seasons. <ref>{{cite book|last=|first=|editor=Irene Ek och Jan Wigren|title=Handbollboken. Officiell kalender för svenska handbollförbundet.|accessdate=|series=Handbollboken 1945- (edition: 2015-2016)}}</ref> In 1984 he was named Swedish Handballer of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svenskhandboll.se/nyheter/nyheter/2025-05-07-albin-lagergren-utses-till-arets-spelare|publisher=Swedish Handball Federation|title=Albin Lagergren utses till Årets spelare|date=7 May 2025|access-date=1 December 2025|language=sv}}</ref>
He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref name=sok>{{cite web | title=Peter Olofsson | url=http://www.sok.se/5.b17e0a10832cc6a9a800051097.html | publisher=Swedish Olympic Committee | language=Swedish | accessdate=12 May 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122348/http://www.sok.se/5.b17e0a10832cc6a9a800051097.html | archive-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1984 he finished fifth with the Swedish team in the Olympic tournament.<ref name=sok /> 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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Torbjörn Arvidsson|title=Peter Olofsson gillar vad han ser|url=|publisher=Bohusläningen |date=28 January 2011|accessdate=|language=sv}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}
{{Swedish Handballer of the Year (Men)}}
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