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Simon Pettersson
Swedish discus thrower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Simon Peterson or Simon Petersson.
Simon Pettersson (born 3 January 1994) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the discus throw.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing eleventh in the final and the 2018 European Championships finishing fourth in the final.
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Born | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Club | Hässelby SK | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | ||||||||||||||
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His personal best in the event is 70.42 metres set in Norrköping, Sweden in August 2022, at the Swedish championship where he also won gold medal.[3] Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon.
Pettersson competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal with a throw of 67.39 metres.