Kurt Pettersén, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Pettersén

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1916

Place of Birth: Borås, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1957

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
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.