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Gunnar Petersson

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Sport
  
Athletics

Name
  
Gunnar Petersson

Event(s)
  
Javelin throw

Role
  
Personal trainer


Club
  
IFK Vaxjo

Spouse
  
Janet Crown (m. ?–2007)

Personal best(s)
  
72.77 m (1947)

Education
  
Duke University

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Born
  
10 October 1915
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died
  
4 July 2003 (aged 87) Arsunda, Sweden

Karl Gunnar "Växjö-Pelle" Petersson (10 October 1915 – 4 July 2003) was a Swedish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth place.

References

Gunnar Petersson Wikipedia