Gösta Pettersson

Swedish road racing cyclist
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Summary

Gösta Pettersson was born on November 23, 1940[1], in Alingsås[2]. He has worked as a sport cyclist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Alingsås stadsförsamling[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Gösta Pettersson[8]
  • Sport: road bicycle racing[9]
  • Family name: Pettersson[10]
  • Given name: Gösta[11]
  • Described by source: Vem är det 1977[12], Vem är det 1981[13], Vem är det 1985[14], Vem är det 1993[15], Vem är det 1995[16], Vem är det 1997[17], Vem är det 2001[18]
  • Participant in: 1960 Summer Olympics[19], cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's individual road race[20], cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – men's team time trial[21], cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's team time trial[22], 1971 Super Prestige Pernod[23]
  • Height: 189 cm[24]
  • Sibling: Sture Pettersson[25], Erik Pettersson[26], Tomas Pettersson[27]

Why It Matters

Gösta Pettersson has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Gösta Pettersson born?

Gösta Pettersson was born in Alingsås[2].

What did Gösta Pettersson do for work?

Gösta Pettersson worked as a sport cyclist[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 1990. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [1] ↑ . Sveriges befolkning 1990. Retrieved . sok.riksarkivet.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 27d ago · Guillaumrs · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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