Sture Pettersson

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]

Sture Pettersson
Personal information
Born(1942-09-30)30 September 1942
Vårgårda, Sweden
Died26 June 1983(1983-06-26) (aged 40)
Alingsås, Sweden
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Amateur team
1963–1969Vårgårda CK
Professional team
1970–1972Ferretti
Medal record
Representing  SWE
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team time trial
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team time trial
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1967 HeerlenTeam time trial
Gold medal – first place1968 ImolaTeam time trial
Gold medal – first place1969 ZolderTeam time trial

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 Malmö 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 Fåglum also became a leading road racing cyclist.[3]

Major results

1964
3rd Team time trial, Summer Olympics
1965
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1966
1st Team time trial, National Road Championships
1967
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Gösta, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)
1st Team time trial, National Road Championships
1968
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Gösta, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)
1st Team time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Gösta, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)
1969
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Gösta, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)
1st Team time trial, National Road Championships

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sture Pettersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Sture Petersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. Sture Pettersson. cyclingarchives.com

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