Kurt Pettersén
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Born | 21 June 1916 Borås, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 November 1957 (aged 41) Borås, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Borås BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kurt Arne Pettersén (21 June 1916 – 15 November 1957) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won silver medals at the European championships in 1938 and 1939 (Greco-Roman) and 1949 (freestyle).[1]
Kurt was born in a family of 11 siblings with Norwegian roots. Between 1936 and 1951 he won 22 Swedish titles in wrestling. He died of cancer aged 41.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kurt Pettersén. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kurt Pettersén. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Borås
- Olympic wrestlers of Sweden
- Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swedish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish sport wrestler stubs