William Petersson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Medal record
William Petersson
William Petersson
Men's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Sweden Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold 1920 Antwerp Long jump
Bronze 1920 Antwerp 4x100 m relay

Reinhold William Eugen Petersson[1] (October 6, 1895 – May 10, 1965) was a Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump.

He was born in Sandby, Öland.

Petersson competed for Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the long jump where he won the gold medal. He then helped the Swedish team to a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with the help of team mates Agne Holmström, Sven Malm and Nils Sandström.

  1. ^ He later changed his name to Björneman.

[edit] External links


v • d • e
Olympic champions in men's long jump
1896: Ellery Clark • 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein • 1904: Myer Prinstein • 1906: Myer Prinstein • 1908: Frank Irons • 1912: Albert Gutterson • 1920: William Petersson • 1924: William DeHart Hubbard • 1928: Ed Hamm • 1932: Ed Gordon • 1936: Jesse Owens • 1948: Willie Steele • 1952: Jerome Biffle • 1956: Greg Bell • 1960: Ralph Boston • 1964: Lynn Davies • 1968: Bob Beamon • 1972: Randy Williams • 1976: Arnie Robinson • 1980: Lutz Dombrowski • 1984: Carl Lewis • 1988: Carl Lewis • 1992: Carl Lewis • 1996: Carl Lewis • 2000: Iván Pedroso • 2004: Dwight Phillips


  This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Sweden This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics (track and field) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.