Thage Pettersson (later ''Sönegård'', 15 April 1922 – 2009) was a

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shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter who won the national title in 1953. He placed fifth in this event at the 1946 European Championships. Pettersson grew up on a farm in Söne. He was initially selected for the 1948 Olympics, but then the Swedish Olympic team was reduced in numbers. In 1969 he founded an electricity company and ran it until retirement.

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Swedish male shot putters 1922 births 2009 deaths {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub