Tord Filipsson (born 7 May 1950) is a Swedish former road cyclist. He finished sixth-seventh with the Swedish team at the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

and

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. At the world championships he won a bronze medal in 1973 and a gold in 1974, both in the

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

. Domestically he held the individual time trial title in 1972 and 1974–77.Tord Filipsson
cyclingarchives.com He competed in the

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...

in 1971, 1972, 1974 and 1975 and won one stage in 1971 and 1972. Overall his best result was third place in 1974 and 1975. His younger sister Sylvia Filipsson is a former Olympics speed skater.

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* 1950 births Living people Swedish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Sweden Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Katrineholm UCI Road World Champions (elite men) 21st-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-cycling-bio-stub