Not to be confused with his teammate Erik Albert Pettersson, born 1890.Erik Albert Pettersson (5 May 1885 – 8 March 1960) was a Swedish weightlifter.
He won two bronze medals at international competitions: in the lightweight division at the 1909 European Championships, and in the middleweight category (-75 kg) at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Aged 35 he was the oldest weightlifting competitor at those games.