Ann-Sofi Pettersson
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 1 January 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elin Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (later Saltin; born 1 January 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in the obsolete event team portable apparatus. In 1956, she also won a bronze on the vault,[1] the only Swedish gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal.[2]
Pettersson was the national champion in 1951 to 1958 and sportswoman of the year in 1955. She later married Bengt Saltin, a sports scientist, and worked as a doctor.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ann-Sofi Colling-Saltin. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links[]
- Ann-Sofi Pettersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Ann-Sofi Pettersson at Olympedia
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- 1932 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Swedish artistic gymnast stubs
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