Career, in brief
Göta Pettersson competed for Sweden in women's artistic gymnastics during the Perfect-10 era, from 1948 through 1952. She won one Olympic gold.
Sweden · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Göta Pettersson
Göta Pettersson competed for Sweden in women's artistic gymnastics, 1948–1952. Career medals: 1 gold.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1952
- Olympic1952 Helsinki OlympicsgoldTeam gold
- 1948
- Olympic1948 London Olympics
Olympic — 2 appearances
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Helsinki
Team Final SwedenSWE 74.200 · URS 73.000 · HUN 71.600 · Unified Team of Germany 71.200 GOLD
Team Final 4thURS 527.030 · HUN 520.960 · TCH 503.320 · SWE 501.830 4th
1948 London Olympics
London
Team Final 4thTCH 445.450 · HUN 440.550 · USA 422.600 · SWE 417.950 4th
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952, London 1948)
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Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com