Sport Athletics Died June 1, 1984 Club IK Gota, Bromma Height 1.9 m | Name Sten Pettersson Weight 79 kg Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 11 September 1902 Stockholm, Sweden Event(s) 110, 400 m hurdles; 400 m Personal best(s) 110 m hurdles – 14.5 (1930)
400 m hurdles – 52.4 (1928)
400 m – 49.5 (1929) Olympic medals Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles | ||
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. 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.
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.
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