Ann-Sofi Pettersson

— Gymnast —
Personal information
Born	1 January 1932 Stockholm, Sweden
Club	SSIF, Stockholm
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team portable apparatus 1956 Melbourne Team portable apparatus 1956 Melbourne Side horse vault World Championships 1950 Basel Team all-around 1950 Basel Parallel bars 1950 Basel Ind. all-around 1954 Rome Vault

Elin Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (later Saltin, born 1 January 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in the obsolete event team portable apparatus. In 1956 she also won a bronze on the vault,^[1] becoming the only Swedish gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal.^[2]

Pettersson was the national champion in 1951–58 and sportswoman of the year 1955. She later married Bengt Saltin, a sports scientist, and worked as a doctor.^[2]

References

1. Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling. sports-reference.com
2. Ann-Sofi Colling-Saltin. Swedish Olympic Committee