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{{short description|Swedish curler and curling coach}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Peja Lindholm
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Östersund]], Sweden
| World Championship appearances = 8 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007)
| European Championship appearances = 10 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
| Olympic appearances = 3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Curling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[1997 Ford World Curling Championships|1997 Berne]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[2001 World Men's Curling Championship|2001 Lausanne]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 Ford World Curling Championships|2004 Gävle]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[1998 Ford World Curling Championships|1998 Kamloops]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2000 Ford World Curling Championships|2000 Glasgow]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Curling Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[1998 European Curling Championships|1998 Flims]] | }}
{{MedalGold| [[2001 European Curling Championships|2001 Vierumäki]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2002 European Curling Championships|2002 Grindelwald]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2003 European Curling Championships|2003 Courmayeur]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 European Curling Championships|2004 Sofia]] | }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2005 European Curling Championships|2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] | }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2000 European Curling Championships|2000 Oberstdorf]] | }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold| {{WJCC|1989|1989 Markham}} | }}
{{MedalSilver| {{WJCC|1988|1988 Füssen}} | }}
{{MedalBronze| {{WJCC|1990|1990 Portage la Praire}} | }}
}}

'''Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm''' (born 2 June 1970 in [[Östersund]], [[Sweden]]) is a retired [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[curling|curler]]. Before [[Niklas Edin]], many regarded him as the best European skip ever.

Over his two-decade curling playing career, Lindholm won three [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] as a skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004, and also being runner up in both 1998 and 2000. He is also a two-time [[European Curling Championships|European Champion]] (1998 and 2001) and is a former [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Champion]] ({{WJCC|1989}}).  He 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.

One thing he was known for was amazing success against and being the career nemesis of [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]], even running up a streak of 10 consecutive wins at one point which was broken in the semi-finals of the 2002 Olympics.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}  He also had an excellent record vs. the all-time great team of [[Randy Ferbey]] in the 2000s.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the [[2007 European Curling Championships]].

==Coaching career==
In 2011, Lindholm became the coach of the Swedish men's team skipped by [[Niklas Edin]], coaching them in the World Championships. He also coached the Swedish women's team at the 2010 World Championship. He then became the Swedish national coach in 2010 when [[Fredrik Lindberg]] became the team coach.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

He was also either the Coach or Captain of Team Europe at the Continental Cup each time it was held from 2008–2015.

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. He was then asked to coach the Danish women team at the European Championship. It became a success since the team won the gold.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

in 2023 Lindholm became the CEO for Östersunds Fotbollsklubb.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

==Awards==
* [[Colin Campbell Award]]: 1995
* WJCC Sportsmanship Award: {{WJCC|1990}}
* WJCC All-Star skip: {{WJCC|1989}}, {{WJCC|1990}}
* WJCC All-Star second: {{WJCC|1991}}
* In 1998 he was inducted into the [[Swedish Curling Hall of Fame]].

==See also==
* [[1997 Ford World Curling Championships]]
* [[2001 Ford World Curling Championships]]
* [[2004 Ford World Curling Championships]]

==References==
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==External links==
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