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Alf Petersson

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Alf Petersson
Petersson running a relay in 1957
Personal information
Born(1933-02-05)5 February 1933
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died29 March 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 91)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100–800 m, long jump
ClubIFK 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
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Stockholm 4×400 m relay

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

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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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  1. ^ a b Alf Petersson. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Alf Petersson 1933-02-05. storagrabbar.se
  3. ^ "Till minne – Alf Petersson". Vlt. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ Alf Petersson. Swedish Olympic Committee.