Carl Axel Fredrik Pettersson (13 April 1874 – 31 May 1962) was a Swedish curler who won a silver medal at the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

.Carl Axel Pettersson
Swedish Olympic Committee Pettersson was a manager of a clothing company and chairman of the Swedish association of the clothing industry. He was also Consul General for Hungary in Sweden and member of the Stockholm's Council of the 50 Elders. He was awarded the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden''), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by Frederick I of Sweden, King Frederick I on 23 F ...

, the

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and the Royal Hungarian Order of Merit, among other decorations. He was married to Kerstin, who died 17 years before him; they had three children.

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* 1874 births 1962 deaths Swedish male curlers Olympic curlers for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Curlers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Swedish curling champions Sportspeople from Kalmar County People from Mönsterås Municipality {{Sweden-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub