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Kurt Pettersén
Personal information
Born	21 June 1916; Borås, Sweden
Died	15 November 1957 (aged 41); Borås, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Borås BK
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
European Championships
Men's freestyle wrestling

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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

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[sr-1] Kurt Pettersén. sports-reference.com

[sok-2] Kurt Pettersén. Swedish Olympic Committee

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-{{MedalSport|Men's [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Greco-Roman Wrestling]]}}
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+|birth_place= [[Borås]], [[Sweden]]
+| death_date = 15 November 1957 (aged 41)
+| death_place =Borås, Sweden
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+{{MedalCountry |  {{SWE}} }}
+{{MedalSport|Men's [[Greco-Roman wrestling]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
+[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
+{{MedalGold|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]] | [[Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight|57 kg]]}}
+{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}}
+{{MedalSilver|1938 Tallinn| 56 kg}}
+{{MedalSilver|1939 Oslo| 56 kg}}
+{{MedalSport|Men's [[freestyle wrestling]]}}
+{{MedalSilver|1949 Istanbul| 57 kg}}
+}}
-'''Kurt Arne Pettersén''' ([[June 21]], [[1916]] &ndash; [[November 15]], [[1957]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]] who competed in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].
+'''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).<ref name=sr/>
+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.<ref name=sok/>
-In 1948 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman bantamweight competition.
-==External links==
+==References==
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-*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETTEKUR01 profile]
+<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203636/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/kurt-pettersen-1.html Kurt Pettersén]. sports-reference.com</ref>
+<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/k/kurt-pettersen.html Kurt Pettersén]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref>
+}}
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+[[Category:1957 deaths]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Borås]]
+[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for Sweden]]
 [[Category:Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Swedish male sport wrestlers]]
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+[[Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen]]
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+{{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub}}