Ann-Sofi Pettersson
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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]
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
- ↑ Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 Ann-Sofi Colling-Saltin. Swedish Olympic Committee
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