Simon Pettersson

Simon Pettersson
Pettersson in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubHässelby SK
Coached byVésteinn Hafsteinsson
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw

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.

  1. ^ EAA profile
  2. ^ Simon Pettersson at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "SM Friidrott 2022". webathletics. Retrieved 6 August 2022.