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.
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.
simon, pettersson, confused, with, simon, peterson, simon, petersson, born, january, 1994, swedish, athlete, specialising, discus, throw, represented, country, 2017, world, championships, finishing, eleventh, final, 2018, european, championships, finishing, fo. 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 Simon PetterssonPettersson in 2019Personal informationBorn 1994 01 03 3 January 1994 age 29 Height1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 1 Weight105 kg 231 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s Discus throwClubHasselby SKCoached byVesteinn HafsteinssonMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting SwedenOlympic Games2020 Tokyo Discus throwHis personal best in the event is 70 42 metres set in Norrkoping 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 International competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Sweden2013 European Junior Championships Rieti Italy 17th q Discus throw 1 5 kg 53 06 m2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn Estonia 5th Discus throw 58 05 m2017 World Championships London United Kingdom 11th Discus throw 60 39 m2018 European Championships Berlin Germany 4th Discus throw 64 55 m2019 World Championships Doha Qatar 9th Discus throw 63 72 m2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 2nd Discus throw 67 39 m2022 World Championships Eugene United States 5th Discus throw 67 00 mEuropean Championships Munich Germany 4th Discus throw 67 12 mReferences Edit EAA profile Simon Pettersson at World Athletics SM Friidrott 2022 webathletics Retrieved 6 August 2022 This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Pettersson amp oldid 1130075055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
