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Erik Pettersson

1944 - Today

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Erik Håkan Pettersson (born 4 April 1944) is a retired Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Erik was the fastest sprinter among the Fåglum brothers; he was nicknamed Rödtoppen for his red hair. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Pettersson is the 259th most popular cyclist (down from 214th in 2019), the 890th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 864th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Erik Pettersson ranks 259 out of 1,613. Before him are Moreno Argentin, Danny Clark, Jonas Vingegaard, Pierre Adam, Viatcheslav Ekimov, and Mogens Frey. After him are Denis Menchov, Lode Wouters, Giovanni Pettenella, Franco Balmamion, Davide Rebellin, and Joseph Rosemeyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Erik Pettersson ranks 548. Before him are Ayşen Gruda, Florin Gheorghiu, Hui Liangyu, José Manuel García-Margallo, Per Ivar Moe, and Chi Cheng. After him are Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, Boris Klyuyev, Fausto Leali, Francis Girod, Jan Johansen, and Gabriele Kuby.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Pettersson ranks 890 out of 1,879. Before him are Gudrun Schyman (1948), Britt Strandberg (1934), Per Bertilsson (1892), Gunnel Vallquist (1918), Egon Jönsson (1921), and Patrik Sjöberg (1965). After him are Staffan Tapper (1948), Jan Boklöv (1966), Hjördis Nordin (1932), Lennart Klingström (1916), Ingvar Gärd (1921), and Ferdinand Boberg (1860).

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Among CYCLISTS In Sweden

Among cyclists born in Sweden, Erik Pettersson ranks 3. Before him are Gösta Pettersson (1940), and Bernhard Britz (1906). After him are Bernt Johansson (1953), Tomas Pettersson (1947), Magnus Bäckstedt (1975), Gustav Larsson (1980), Emma Johansson (1983), Jan Karlsson (1966), Michel Lafis (1967), Susanne Ljungskog (1976), and Thomas Löfkvist (1984).

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