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	'''Gosta Pettersson''' is an ] professional road racing ]. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the ] ].
			{{for-multi\|the professor of biochemistry\|Gösta Pettersson (biochemist)\|the Swedish photographer\|Gösta Peterson}}
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			\| full_name = Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson
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			\| birth_place = ], Sweden
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			\| weight = 75 kg
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			'''Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson''' (born 23 November 1940) is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 1968. In 1968 he also took part in two track events: individual and team 4000 m pursuit.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference \|title=Gösta Pettersson \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/gosta-pettersson-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203191611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/gosta-pettersson-1.html \|archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>
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			Pettersson's brothers, ], ] and ], were also Olympic cyclists, and their quartet was known as the ]. They won the World Amateur Cycling Championships in 1967–1969 and a team silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the ].<ref name=sok/>
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			After the 1969 World Championships the Fåglum brothers turned professional. In 1970 Gösta won the ], ] and ] (with brother Tomas), and finished third at the ] and sixth at the ]. Next year he won the ], ] and Giro delle Marche. During the 1971 Giro he only managed to finish on the stage podium twice and did not win any stages, but was able to win the ] by finishing higher than the GC riders in the time trials and staying with or ahead of them in the mountains.
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			He finished sixth at the ] and seventh at the 1973 ]. During the Giro he defeated Merckx in a sprint finish on stage 7 to claim a stage win and come within only +0:10 of Merckx for the overall lead, the only competitor even close to Merckx in the standings. He stayed with the two time Giro champ for the next several stages but ended up losing time in the split time trial of stage 11 and fell back in the standings.

			His last major success was second place at the 1974 ].<ref name=sok>. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref><ref>{{Cycling Archives\|3702}}</ref>

			Of the Grand Tours he preferred to ride the Giro, competing from 1970 to 1974 finishing in the top ten four times, never finishing worse than 13th. He rode the Tour De France in 1970 finishing on the podium behind ] and ].

			After finishing atop the podium in the Giro, ahead of ] and Italian rider ], he started the 1971 TDF, but abandoned the race prior to reaching the ] Velodrome.

			Pettersson never raced in the Vuelta.

			==Major results==
			{{div col\|colwidth=22em}}
			;1962
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] ]
			::2nd ]
			: 2nd Overall ]
			::1st Stage 4
			;1963
			: 1st ], National Road Championships
			;1964
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] ]
			::3rd ]
			: 1st Overall ]
			: 7th ], ]
			;1966
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] ]
			::1st ] Team time trial (with ] and ])
			;1967
			: 1st ] ], ] (with ], ] & ])
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] ]
			::1st ] Team time trial (with ] and ])
			: 1st Overall ]
			: 1st ]
			: 2nd Overall ]
			;1968
			: 1st ] ], ] (with ], ] & ])
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] Team time trial (with ] and ])
			::2nd ]
			: 1st Overall ]
			::1st Stages 1a (ITT), 1b & 8b (ITT)
			: 2nd Overall ]
			: ]
			::2nd ] ] (with ], ] & ])
			::3rd ] ]
			;1969
			: 1st ] ], ] (with ], ] & ])
			: National Road Championships
			::1st ] ]
			::1st ] ]
			::1st ] Team time trial (with ] and ])
			: 1st Overall ]
			: 3rd Overall ]
			::1st Prologue
			;1970
			: 1st {{cjersey\|yellow}} Overall ]
			::1st Stage 4b (])
			: 1st ]
			: 1st ] (with ])
			: 1st Stage 1b (ITT) Cronostaffetta
			: 2nd ]
			: 2nd GP Forli
			: 3rd Overall ]
			: 5th ]
			: 5th Overall ]
			: 6th Overall ]
			: 9th ]
			: 9th ]
			;1971
			: 1st {{cjersey\|pink}} Overall ]
			: 1st ]
			: 2nd Overall ]
			: 2nd Overall ]
			: 2nd ] (with ])
			: 2nd ]
			: 2nd Overall ]
			: 2nd Baden–Baden (with ])
			: 3rd ]
			: 3rd GP Forli
			: 7th ]
			: 7th ]
			;1972
			: 2nd ]
			: 3rd ] (with ])
			: 3rd GP Forli
			: 6th Overall ]
			::1st Stage 7
			: 6th Overall ]
			: 9th ]
			: 9th Overall ]
			: 9th ]
			;1973
			: 1st Stage 1b (]) Cronostaffetta
			: 2nd ] (with ])
			: 3rd Overall ]
			: 3rd Overall ]
			: 7th Overall ]
			::1st Stage 8b (])
			: 8th Overall ]
			: 10th ]
			;1974
			: 2nd Overall ]
			: 2nd ] (with ])
			: 4th Overall ]
			: 4th ]
			: 6th ]
			: 8th ]
			: 10th Overall ]
			: 10th ]
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			=== Grand Tour general classification results timeline ===

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			==References==
			{{reflist}}

			== External links ==
			{{Commons category}}
			* {{dead link\|date=October 2024}}
			* {{SOK profile}}
			* {{Olympedia}}
			* {{Olympics.com\|gosta-a-b-pettersson\|Gösta A.B. Pettersson}}

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Latest revision as of 13:18, 14 October 2024

Swedish cyclist For the professor of biochemistry, see Gösta Pettersson (biochemist). For the Swedish photographer, see Gösta Peterson.

Gösta Pettersson

Pettersson c. 1960

Personal information

Full name

Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson

Born

(1940-11-23) 23 November 1940 (age 84)
Alingsås Municipality, Sweden

Height

189 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

75 kg (165 lb)

Team information

Current team

Retired

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Rider type

All-rounder

Professional teams

1970–1972

Ferretti

1973

Scic

1974

Magniflex

Major wins

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia

General classification (1971)

1 individual stage (1972)

Stage races

Tour de Romandie (1970)

Medal record

Men's road bicycle racing

Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	Team road race
	1964 Tokyo	Team road race
	1968 Mexico City	Individual road race
World Championships
	1967 Heerlen	Team time trial
	1968 Imola	Team time trial
	1969 Zolder	Team time trial
	1964 Sallanches	Amateur's road race

Gösta Artur Roland Pettersson (born 23 November 1940) is a retired Swedish cyclist. As an amateur, he competed in the individual and team road events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals, in 1964 and 1968. In 1968 he also took part in two track events: individual and team 4000 m pursuit.

Pettersson's brothers, Erik, Sture and Tomas, were also Olympic cyclists, and their quartet was known as the Fåglum brothers. They won the World Amateur Cycling Championships in 1967–1969 and a team silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

After the 1969 World Championships the Fåglum brothers turned professional. In 1970 Gösta won the Tour de Romandie, Coppa Sabatini and Trofeo Baracchi (with brother Tomas), and finished third at the Tour de France and sixth at the Giro d'Italia. Next year he won the Giro d'Italia, Giro dell'Appennino and Giro delle Marche. During the 1971 Giro he only managed to finish on the stage podium twice and did not win any stages, but was able to win the Maglia Rosa by finishing higher than the GC riders in the time trials and staying with or ahead of them in the mountains.

He finished sixth at the 1972 Giro d'Italia and seventh at the 1973 Tour de Suisse. During the Giro he defeated Merckx in a sprint finish on stage 7 to claim a stage win and come within only +0:10 of Merckx for the overall lead, the only competitor even close to Merckx in the standings. He stayed with the two time Giro champ for the next several stages but ended up losing time in the split time trial of stage 11 and fell back in the standings.

His last major success was second place at the 1974 Tour de Suisse.

Of the Grand Tours he preferred to ride the Giro, competing from 1970 to 1974 finishing in the top ten four times, never finishing worse than 13th. He rode the Tour De France in 1970 finishing on the podium behind Eddy Merckx and Joop Zoetemelk.

After finishing atop the podium in the Giro, ahead of Herman Van Springel and Italian rider Ugo Colombo, he started the 1971 TDF, but abandoned the race prior to reaching the Jaques Anquetil Velodrome.

Pettersson never raced in the Vuelta.

Major results

1962

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

2nd Road race

2nd Overall Tour de Tunisie

1st Stage 4

1963

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1964

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

3rd Road race

1st Overall Tour de Tunisie

7th Road race, Summer Olympics

1966

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

1st

Team time trial (with Sture Pettersson and Erik Pettersson)

1967

1st

Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

1st

Team time trial (with Sture Pettersson and Erik Pettersson)

1st Overall Tour du Maroc

1st Scandinavian Race Uppsala

2nd Overall Tour de Berlin

1968

1st

Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)

National Road Championships

1st

Team time trial (with Sture Pettersson and Erik Pettersson)

2nd Road race

1st Overall Milk Race

1st Stages 1a (ITT), 1b & 8b (ITT)

2nd Overall Tour of Yugoslavia

Summer Olympics

2nd

Team time trial (with Sture, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)

3rd

Road race

1969

1st

Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Erik Pettersson)

National Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

1st

Team time trial (with Tomas Pettersson and Erik Pettersson)

1st Overall Tour d'Algérie

3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir

1st Prologue

1970

1st

Overall Tour de Romandie

1st Stage 4b (ITT)

1st Coppa Sabatini

1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Tomas Pettersson)

1st Stage 1b (ITT) Cronostaffetta

2nd GP Lugano

2nd GP Forli

3rd Overall Tour de France

5th Giro di Romagna

5th Overall Giro di Sardegna

6th Overall Giro d'Italia

9th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

9th GP Alghero

1971

1st

Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Giro dell'Appennino

2nd Overall Paris–Nice

2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Tomas Pettersson)

2nd GP Lugano

2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna

2nd Baden–Baden (with Tomas Pettersson)

3rd Milan–San Remo

3rd GP Forli

7th Giro dell'Emilia

7th Trofeo Laigueglia

1972

2nd Giro di Puglia

3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Tomas Pettersson)

3rd GP Forli

6th Overall Giro d'Italia

1st Stage 7

6th Overall Tour de Romandie

9th Milan–San Remo

9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

9th Giro dell'Emilia

1973

1st Stage 1b (ITT) Cronostaffetta

2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Davide Boifava)

3rd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna

7th Overall Tour de Suisse

1st Stage 8b (ITT)

8th Overall Tour de Romandie

10th Giro dell'Emilia

1974

2nd Overall Tour de Suisse

2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Martín Emilio Rodríguez)

4th Overall Volta a Catalunya

4th GP Lugano

6th Giro di Toscana

8th Coppa Placci

10th Overall Giro d'Italia

10th Giro di Campania

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	6	1	6	13	10
Tour de France	3	DNF	—	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Pettersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^ Gösta Pettersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Gösta Pettersson at Cycling Archives (archived)

External links

Official Tour de France results for Gösta Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
Gösta Pettersson at Olympedia (archive)
Gösta A.B. Pettersson at Olympics.com

Awards
Preceded byKurt Johansson	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1967 With: Erik Pettersson, Sture Pettersson and Tomas Pettersson	Succeeded byToini Gustafsson-Rönnlund

Giro d'Italia general classification winners

1900–1919
1909: Luigi Ganna (ITA) 1910: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1911: Carlo Galetti (ITA) 1912:* Atala–Dunlop (Galetti, Micheletto, Pavesi) 1913: Carlo Oriani (ITA) 1914: Alfonso Calzolari (ITA) 1915: Not held due to World War I 1916: Not held due to World War I 1917: Not held due to World War I 1918: Not held due to World War I 1919: Costante Girardengo (ITA)