 Sten Pettersson in the 1920's | ||||||||||||
| 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]
