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Elin Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (later Saltin; born 1 January 1932) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in the obsolete event team portable apparatus. In 1956, she also won a bronze on the vault,[1] the only Swedish gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal.[2] Her landing was described as one of the best olympic finishes of all time.[3]

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Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Personal information
Born (1932-01-01) 1 January 1932 (age 92)
Stockholm, Sweden
Gymnastics career
Years on national team(SWE)
ClubSSIF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiTeam portable apparatus
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneTeam portable apparatus
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneSide horse vault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 BaselTeam all-around
Gold medal – first place1950 BaselUneven bars
Silver medal – second place1950 BaselInd. all-around
Gold medal – first place1954 RomeVault
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Pettersson was the national champion in 1951 to 1958 and sportswoman of the year in 1955. She later married Bengt Saltin, a sports scientist, and worked as a doctor.[2]

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