Sten Pettersson

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

Career

Immediately on his first Olympic participation in the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 Pettersson celebrated the most important international success of his career. In the 110- meter hurdles, he won the bronze medal behind the Americans Daniel Kinsey and the South Africans Sydney Atkinson. The following year he became the first athlete with the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal -.

At the Olympic Games in 1928 in Amsterdam, Petersson could not qualify for the finals in the 110- meter hurdles. He achieved better results at longer distances. In the 400 - meter hurdles as well as with the Swedish 4 x 400 - meter relay team, he finished in fourth place, respectively. At the Olympic Games 1932 in Los Angeles, he took up in the 400 -meter run, but already retired from the lead. In the 400 - meter hurdles he reached the semifinal round.

Between 1923 and 1933, Pettersson was a total of 22 times Swedish Champion: twice in the 100 -meter run, three times in the 200 -meter run, once in the 400 - meter dash, six times in the 110- meter hurdles, seven times in the 400 -meter hurdles and three times in the state high jump. In 1925, he improved the world record in the 400 - meter hurdles to 53.8 seconds previously the American Frank Loomis had held for five years, 54.0 seconds. In 1927 he presented the 110- meter hurdles at 14.8 seconds, a seven -year-old world record of Canadian Earl Thomson.

Bests

• 400 m: 49.5 s ( 1929)
• 110m hurdles: 14,5 s (1930 )
• 400m hurdles: 52.4 s ( 1928)