Kurt Arne Pettersén (21 June 1916 – 15 November 1957) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a gold medal at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He won silver medals at the European championships in 1938 and 1939 (Greco-Roman) and 1949 (freestyle). Kurt was born in a family of 11 siblings with Norwegian roots. Between 1936 and 1951 he won 22 Swedish titles in wrestling. He died of cancer aged 41.

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1916 births 1957 deaths Sportspeople from Borås Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub