Recently named to the shortlist of athletes nominated for Best Swedish Male Athlete is 44-year-old Olympic show jumper Peder Fredricson.
Fredericson's 2016 Rio performance attracted enormous attention and appreciation after a beautiful clear with the 10-year-old SBS gelding H&M All In (Kashmir Van Schuttershof x Andiamo Z), crossing the timers in 43.35 seconds secured the Individual Olympic Silver Medal.
The other three athletes up for Best Swedish Male Athlete are Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Golfer Henrik Stenson and Rallycross champion Mattias Ekström.
This is not the first time that a Swedish equestrian has been recognized for excellence in sport. Fellow Olympic show jumper Rolf-Göran Bengtsson was awarded the ‘Jerring Prize’ for his major 2011 season achievements including the gold medal at the European Show Jumping Championship in Madrid, Spain aboard the KWPN gelding Ninja (Guidam x Lys De Darmen) at the Swedish Sports Gala in 2012.