Albert Pettersson
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Born | 5 May 1885 Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 March 1960 (aged 74) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Stockholms AK | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erik Albert Pettersson (5 May 1885 – 8 March 1960) was a Swedish weightlifter.[1] He won two bronze medals at international competitions: in the lightweight division at the 1909 European Championships, and in the middleweight category (−75 kg) at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Aged 35 he was the oldest weightlifting competitor at those games.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Albert Pettersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Albert Pettersson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Albert Pettersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links[]
- Albert Pettersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Albert Pettersson at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Örebro
- Swedish male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters of Sweden
- Weightlifters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Swedish weightlifting biography stubs
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs