Simon Pettersson

Simon Pettersson
Personal information
Born (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Club Upsala IF

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.

His personal best in the event is 64.88 metres set in Södertälje in 2017.[3] Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Sweden
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 17th (q) Discus throw (1.5 kg) 53.06 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 5th Discus throw 58.05 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th Discus throw 60.39 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th Discus throw 64.55 m

References


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