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Gösta Pettersson
Personal information
Full nameGösta Pettersson
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
silver medal 1968 olympic team time trial

Gösta Pettersson (born November 23, 1940 in Alingsås Municipality) is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia. He was also third in the 1970 Tour de France which was in his first year as a professional, at age 30.

In 1967, The Fåglum brothers (Erik Pettersson, Gösta Pettersson, Sture Pettersson and Tomas Pettersson) were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. The brothers won the World Amateur Cycling Championships between 1967-1969 along with a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Results and Teams

Gösta Pettersson
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team road race
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team road race
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Individual road race
1964 (amateur)
3rd (Bronze) – 1964 Summer Olympics – 100 km Team Time Trial
3rd (Bronze) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 185 km Men's Road Race
1967 (amateur)
1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
1968 (amateur)
1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
2nd (Silver) – 1968 Summer Olympics – 100 km Team Time Trial
3rd (Bronze) – 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Road Race
1st overall – Tour of Britain
1969 (amateur)
1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
1970 – Ferretti
1st Overall – Tour de Romandie
1st – Coppa Sabatini
3rd Overall – Tour de France
1971 – Ferretti
1st Overall – Giro d'Italia
1st Overall – Giro dell'Appennino
1st Overall – Giro delle Marche
1973 – Scic
7th Overall – Tour de Suisse
Winner stage 8b
1974 – Magniflex
2nd Overall – Tour de Suisse

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Awards
Preceded byKurt Johansson Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
with Erik Petterson, Sture Petterson
and Tomas Petterson

1967
Succeeded byToini Gustafsson-Rönnlund

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