Sten Pettersson
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 11 September 1902 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 1 June 1984 (aged 81) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 110, 400 m hurdles; 400 m | |||||||||||
Club | IK Göta | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 110 m hurdles – 14.5 (1930) 400 m hurdles – 52.4 (1928) 400 m – 49.5 (1929) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Sten Karl Leopold "Sten-Pelle" Pettersson (11 September 1902 – 1 June 1984) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in sprint and hurdling events.[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in the 110 and 400 m hurdles and 400 m and 4 × 400 m sprint relay (six events in total). He won a bronze medal in the 110 m hurdles in 1924, and finished fourth in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay in 1928, while failing to reach the finals on other occasions.[2]
Pettersson held two world records, for about a year each, in the 110 m (1927–1928) and 400 m hurdles (1925–1927). In 1925 he became the first recipient of the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sten Pettersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Sten Pettersson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Bragdernas parad. Svenska Dagbladets Bragdmedalj 70 år (27/10 1995-31/1 1996). rf.se
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- 1902 births
- 1984 deaths
- Athletes from Stockholm
- Swedish male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- IK Göta athletes
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen