Kurt Pettersén
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| Born | 21 June 1916 Borås, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 November 1957 (aged 41) Borås, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Borås BK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Arne Pettersén (21 June 1916 – 15 November 1957) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won silver medals at the European championships in 1938 and 1939 (Greco-Roman) and 1949 (freestyle).
Kurt was born in a family of 11 siblings with Norwegian roots. Between 1936 and 1951 he won 22 Swedish titles in wrestling. He died of cancer aged 41.