Rolf Göran Claeson (born 4 March 1945) is a former speed skater from Sweden.

Then, after the 1971–1972 season, two of the world's top skaters, Ard Schenk and Kees Verkerk, joined a newly formed professional league.

Another top skater, Dag Fornæss, retired from speed skating.

The following season, Claeson promptly became both European and World Allround Champion.

An overview of medals won by Claeson at important championships he participated in, listing the years in which he won each: In addition, Claeson won a total of 25 Swedish National Championships titles: Over the course of his career, Claeson skated one world record: Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2] To put these personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Claeson skated his personal records.