Sture Pettersson

Sture Pettersson

Personal information
Born	30 September 1942 Vårgårda, Sweden
Died	26 June 1983 (aged 40) Alingsås, Sweden
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Amateur team(s)
1963-1969	Vårgårda CK, Vårgårda
Medal record Competitor for  SWE Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 Team time trial Tokyo 1964 Team time trial World Championships 1967 Heerlen Team time trial 1968 Imola Team time trial 1969 Zolder Team time trial
Infobox last updated on 18 August 2014

Sture Helge Vilhelm Pettersson (30 September 1942 – 26 June 1983) was a 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]

Petterson turned professional after the 1969 World Championships, together with the other brothers, but had little success and retired in 1972. He was known for pushing himself to the limits. At a 1964 race in Malmo he fainted 12 km before the finish; his brother Gösta rode nearby and managed to catch him from falling. Sture died aged 40, probably due to a ruptured blood vessel in the brain.^[2] His grandson Marcus Fäglum Karlsson also became a leading road racing cyclist.^[3]

References

1. "Sture Pettersson". sports-reference.com.
2. Sture Petersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
3. Sture Pettersson. cyclingarchives.com