Reinhold William Eugen Petersson (later Björneman, 6 October 1895 – 10 May 1965) was a
Swedish
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athlete.
He competed at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
in the long jump and 4 × 100 m relay and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.
[William Petersson]
sports-reference.com Petersson won four Swedish long jump titles, in 1918–20 and 1924.
Swedish Olympic Committee
In 1918 Petersson graduated from the Schartaus institute of trade and then worked in the banking sector in Germany, France and Britain. In 1928 he became assistant director and then Vice President of J. G. Schwartz in
Norrköping
Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...
. In 1938 he changed to a position of assistant director and then vice president at margarine factories in Stockholm, and since 1941 he headed slaughterhouses in
Malmö. In 1940 he represented Sweden at a special trade mission in London.
[Svensk uppslagsbok, andra upplagan 1947](_blank)
svenskuppslagsbok.se
References
1895 births
1965 deaths
People from Mörbylånga Municipality
Swedish male long jumpers
Swedish male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Sweden
Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Sportspeople from Kalmar County
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