Ann-Sofi Pettersson

Elin Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling (later Saltin, born 1 January 1932) is a Swedish retired gymnast. She competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal in the obsolete event team portable apparatus. In 1956, she also won a bronze on the vault,[1] the only Swedish gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal.[2]

Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Personal information
Born (1932-01-01) 1 January 1932
Stockholm, Sweden
Years on national team(SWE)
ClubSSIF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1952 HelsinkiTeam portable apparatus
1956 MelbourneTeam portable apparatus
1956 MelbourneSide horse vault
World Championships
1950 BaselTeam all-around
1950 BaselUneven bars
1950 BaselInd. all-around
1954 RomeVault

Pettersson was the national champion in 1951 to 1958 and sportswoman of the year in 1955. She later married Bengt Saltin, a sports scientist, and worked as a doctor.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Ann-Sofi Colling-Saltin. Swedish Olympic Committee


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