Birth Date: | 5 May 1885 |
Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
Death Date: | 8 March 1960 (aged 74) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Club: | Stockholms AK |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Erik Albert Pettersson (5 May 1885 – 8 March 1960) was a Swedish weightlifter.[1] He won two bronze medals at international competitions: in the lightweight division at the 1909 European Championships, and in the middleweight category (−75 kg) at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Aged 35 he was the oldest weightlifting competitor at those games.