Erik Pettersson (cyclist)
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| Born | 4 April 1944 Vårgårda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963–1969 | Vårgårda CK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970–1971 | Ferretti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erik Håkan Pettersson (born 4 April 1944) is a retired Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[1]
Erik was the fastest sprinter among the Fåglum brothers; he was nicknamed Rödtoppen for his red hair. He turned professional after the 1969 World Championships, together with the other brothers, but had little success and retired in 1971.[2][3]
Major results
[edit]- 1964
- 3rd
Team time trial, Summer Olympics - 1966
- 1st
Team time trial, National Road Championships (with Sture & Gösta Pettersson) - 1967
- 1st
Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson) - National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Team time trial (with Sture & Gösta Pettersson)
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour du Maroc
- 1968
- 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)
- 2nd
Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson) - 1969
- 1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)
- 1970
- 5th Coppa Placci
- 9th Overall Paris–Luxembourg
- 1971
- 5th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Pettersson (cyclist).
- ^ "Erik Pettersson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Erik Fåglum. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Erik Pettersson. cyclingarchives.com
External links
[edit]- Erik Pettersson at Cycling Archives
- Erik Pettersson at ProCyclingStats
- Erik Pettersson at Olympedia
- Erik Pettersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Swedish male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- UCI Road World Champions (elite men)
- Fåglum brothers