| Birth Date: | 5 February 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
| Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 100–800 m, long jump |
| Club: | IFK Helsingborg |
| Pb: | 100 m – 11.0 200 m – 22.0 400 m – 47.0 (1958) 800 m – 1:50.6 LJ – 7.31 m |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Alf Roland Petersson (5 February 1933 – 29 March 2024) was a Swedish sprinter. He died on 29 March 2024, at the age of 91.[1]
Petersson competed in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He finished fifth and third in these events at the 1958 European Athletics Championships.
Petersson started as a long jumper with a personal best of 7.31 m. He then changed to 100–800 m running events, winning the national 400 m title in 1955, 1957–58 and 1960 and setting a national record in 1958 over this distance.