Sten Pettersson

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Sten Pettersson

Sten Pettersson ( Sten Karl Leopold Pettersson ; born September 11, 1902 in Stockholm , † June 1, 1984 ibid) was a Swedish athlete who was primarily a hurdler in appearance. He was 1.90 m tall, weighed 79 kg and started for the IK Göta .

Career

Pettersson celebrated the most important international success of his career when he participated in the Olympic Games in Paris for the first time in 1924 . In the 110-meter hurdles he won the bronze medal behind the American Daniel Kinsey and the South African Sydney Atkinson . The following year he was the first athlete to be awarded the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal.

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , Petersson could not qualify for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles. He achieved better results over longer distances. In the 400-meter hurdles and with the Swedish 4-by-400-meter relay , he finished fourth. At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , he competed in the 400-meter run , but was eliminated in the preliminary run. In the 400-meter hurdles he reached the semi-finals.

Between 1923 and 1933, Pettersson was a total of 22 Swedish champions: twice in the 100-meter run , three times in the 200-meter run , once in the 400-meter run, six times in the 110-meter hurdles, seven times in the 400 meters - Hurdles and three times in standing vault . In 1925 he improved the world record in the 400-meter hurdles to 53.8 seconds, which the American Frank Loomis had previously held for five years with 54.0 seconds. In 1927 he set the seven-year-old world record of Canadian Earl Thomson in the 110-meter hurdles with 14.8 seconds .

Top performances

  • 400 m: 49.5 s (1929)
  • 110 m hurdles: 14.5 s (1930)
  • 400 m hurdles: 52.4 s (1928)

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personal data
SURNAME Pettersson, Sten
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pettersson, Sten Karl Leopold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1984
Place of death Stockholm