Sven Plex Petersson Explained

Sven Plex Petersson
Birth Name:	Per Sven Pettersson
Birth Date:	1926 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Lit, Sweden
Death Place:	Lidingö, Sweden
Nationality:	Swedish
Occupation:	Sports journalist

Sven Plex Petersson, registered as Per Sven Pettersson^[1] (7 August 1926 – 25 June 2011)^[2]) was a Swedish sports journalist, active for Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Television. He was employed by Sveriges Radio in 1957.

Early life

Petersson was born on 7 August 1926 in Lit, Sweden, the son of Fritz Petersson, a manufacturer, and Carin (née Johansson).^[3]

Career

Petersson worked for Östersunds-Posten from 1944 to 1956, and Sveriges Radio/TV from 1957. Petersson worked for the Swedish radio's sports editorial section from 1957 to 1959 and Sveriges Television's sports editorial section from 1959.^[3] Some memorable moments from his time as a commentator included Ingemar Stenmark's alpine career - and made Sweden stand still during the live broadcasts. He also commented on classic moments such as Bob Beamon's long jump of 8.90 in the 1968 Summer Olympics and Anders Gärderud's gold in the 3,000 meter hurdles in the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[4] Petersson was also known for commenting on the ski jumping from Garmisch-Partenkirchen every New Year's day.^[5]

Personal life

In 1956, Petersson married Marianne Arnesson (born 1927), the daughter of Albin Arnesson and Märta (née Pålsson).^[3] They had three children; Per (born 1957), Karin (born 1959) and Ulf (born 1961).^[6]

Bibliography

• Book: Petersson . Sven . Benson . Sverker . TV-guide 1964 års OS i Innsbruck 29/1-9/2 . 1964 . Bröd. Benson . Älvsjö . sv . .
• Book: Petersson, Sven . Sven "Plex" Petersson ser på skidåret -68 . 1968 . Kristall-förl. . Malmö . sv . .
• Book: Petersson . Sven . Benson . Sverker . Vinterolympisk TV-guide: [1968 års OS i Grenoble 6/2-18/2] . 1968 . Bröd. Benson . Älvsjö . sv . .
• Book: Petersson . Sven . Hård af Segerstad . Ulf . 50 Vasalopp . 1972 . utg. . Stockholm . sv . 9152213137 . .
• Book: Petersson . Sven . Norman . Bertil . Tävlingsorientering. D. 4, Orienteringsteknik . 1972 . Utg. . Stockholm . sv . .
• Book: Petersson, Sven . Vasaloppet: världens största skidtävling . 1974 . Sveriges Radios förlag . Stockholm . sv . 91-522-1398-6 . .
• Book: Petersson . Sven . Olympiska sommarspelen 1976 Montreal . 1976 . Södra distributionscentralen AB . Stockholm . sv . .
• Book: Petersson . Sven . Olympiska vinterspelen 1976 Innsbruck . 1976 . Centrum distributions AB . Stockholm . sv . .
• Book: Nilsson . Bengt Herman . Petersson . Sven . 60 vasalopp: en bok om det kungliga skidloppet mellan Sälen och Mora . 1983 . Cewe-förl. . Bjästa . sv . 9175421089 . .
• Book: Kjellström . Björn . Petersson . Sven . 75 år på skidor: Svenska skidförbundet 1908-1983 : en jubileumsbok . 1983 . CeWe-förl. . Bjästa . sv . 9175420880 . .
• Book: Glanell . Tomas . Pettersson . Ulf . Petersson . Sven . De moderna olympiska spelen: IOK 100 år . 1993–1995 . Strömberg/Brunnhage . Vällingby . sv . .
• Book: Glanell . Tomas . Pettersson . Ulf . Petersson . Sven . De moderna olympiska spelen: IOK 100 år. D. 1, 1896-1912 . 1993 . Strömberg/Brunnhage . Vällingby . sv . 91-86184-40-7 . .
• Book: Glanell . Tomas . Pettersson . Ulf . Petersson . Sven . De moderna olympiska spelen: IOK 100 år. D. 2, 1920-1932 . 1993 . Strömberg/Brunnhage . Vällingby . sv . 91-86184-41-5 . .
• Book: Glanell . Tomas . Pettersson . Ulf . Petersson . Sven . De moderna olympiska spelen: IOK 100 år. D. 3, 1936-1956 . 1995 . Strömberg/Brunnhage . Vällingby . sv . .

Footnotes

1. Book: Sveriges befolkning 1990 . 2011 . Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet . Ramsele . sv . 978-91-88366-91-7 . .
2. Web site: Sven "Plex" Petersson har avlidit . 26 June 2011 . Erik . Aldaeus . Sveriges Television . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110627140216/http://svt.se/2.21335/1.2464208/sven_plex_petersson_har_avlidit . 27 June 2011 .
3. Book: Salander Mortensen . Jill . 1996 . Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 . Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997 . Stockholm . Norstedt . 91-1-960852-7 . sv . . 906.
4. News: Tv-legendaren Sven "Plex" Petersson död . . Arne . Lapidus . 25 June 2011 . 11 June 2021 . sv.
5. Web site: Sven "Plex" Petersson är död . . 26 June 2011 . 11 June 2021 . sv.
6. Book: Davidsson . Åke . 1968 . Vem är vem?. 5, Norrland : supplement, register . Who's Who?. 5, Norrland : supplements, directory . 2nd . Stockholm . Vem är vem . sv . . 868.