Göta Elisabeth Pettersson (18 December 1926 – 9 October 1993) was a Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that finished fourth all-around at both the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a gold medal in the team portable apparatus in 1952.[1] She also won a gold all-around team medal at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2][3]

Göta Pettersson
Personal information
Born18 December 1926
Stockholm, Sweden
Died9 October 1993 (aged 66)
Stockholm, Sweden
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubGK Stockholmsflickorna
Östermalms GF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team portable apparatus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Basel Team all-around

References

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  1. ^ "Göta PETTERSSON". Olympic Channel (IOC). Olympic Channel Services S.L. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Göta Pettersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Göta Pettersson". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.

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