Stig Pettersson

Stig Roland Helmer "Stickan" Pettersson (born 26 March 1935) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won two medals at the European Athletics Championships and competed in three Olympic Games.

Stig Pettersson
Personal information
Born26 March 1935 (1935-03-26) (age 85)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubKronobergs IK, Stockholm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2.16 m (1962)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Athletics Championships
1962 BelgradeHigh jump
1958 StockholmHigh jump

Pettersson placed just outside the medals in three Olympic Games. In 1956 he jumped 2.06 m finishing fourth;[1] he was briefly in a tie for the Olympic record, but it was broken during the competition.[1] Four years later in Rome he cleared 2.09 m for the fifth place,[1] and in Tokyo in 1964 he placed fourth again, despite his best Olympic jump of 2.14 m.[1]

At the 1958 European Championships, held in his home city of Stockholm, Pettersson won the bronze medal with a jump of 2.10 m.[2][3] At the 1962 Championships in Belgrade he cleared 2.13 m, enough for a silver medal behind the future Olympic Champion Valeriy Brumel.[2][3]

Pettersson was the national champion in 1956–62 and 1964 and held the Swedish high jump record from 1960 to 1968;[4] his personal best of 2.16 m was among the world's best jumps in 1962.[5] Track & Field News ranked him in the world's top 10 from 1956 to 1964.[6]

In the 1970s Pettersson was director of the Swedish Athletics Association. He headed the national athletics team at the 1980 Olympics and carried the Swedish Olympic flag at the opening ceremony.[7][8]

References
  1. "Stig Pettersson Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "HÖJDHOPP – FRÅN FORNTID TILL NUTID" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska Friidrottsförbundet. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 March 2014.
  3. Stig Pettersson at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  4. Johansson, Bengt. "Swedish Records". Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. Löfvenhaft, Sören (19 July 2004). "Stilen fick svenskarna att hoppa högt" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter/Västerbottens Friidrottsförbund. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "World Rankings — Men's High Jump" (pdf). Track & Field News.
  7. Stig Pettersson 1935-03-26. storagrabbar.se
  8. Stig Pettersson. Swedish Olympic Committee


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