Simon Pettersson (born 3 January 1994) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing eleventh in the final and the 2018 European Championships finishing fourth in the final. His personal best in the event is 70.42 metres set in Norrköping, Sweden in August 2022, at the Swedish championship where he also won gold medal. Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon. Pettersson competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal with a throw of 67.39 metres.

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1994 births Living people Swedish male discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic athletes for Sweden 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub