Alf Petersson
Swedish sprinter (1933–2024)
![]() Petersson running a relay in 1957 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1933-02-05)5 February 1933 Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 29 March 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 91) | |||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100–800 m, long jump | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Helsingborg | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.0 200 m – 22.0 400 m – 47.0 (1958) 800 m – 1:50.6 LJ – 7.31 m[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Alf Roland Petersson (5 February 1933 – 29 March 2024) was a Swedish sprinter. He died on 29 March 2024, at the age of 91.[3]
Athletic career
Petersson competed in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He finished fifth and third in these events at the 1958 European Athletics Championships.[1][4]
Petersson started as a long jumper with a personal best of 7.31 m. He then changed to 100–800 m running events, winning the national 400 m title in 1955, 1957–58 and 1960 and setting a national record in 1958 over this distance.[2]
References
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