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Sven-Pelle Pettersson
Personal information
Born15 December 1911
Died6 January 2000
Sport
CountrySweden
Sport

Sven "Sven-Pelle" Pettersson (15 December 1911 – 6 January 2000) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 100 m freestyle competition. As a member of the Swedish relay team he finished fifth in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event.

Eight years later he was part of the Swedish water polo team which finished seventh in the water polo tournament. He played three matches. As a member of the Swedish relay team he finished eighth in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event.

Pettersson represented SK Neptun.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven-Pelle Pettersson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Sven Pettersson".