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Silver
medal
1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Time Trial
Bronze
medal
1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Time Trial
Bronze
medal
1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Road Race

Gösta Pettersson (born November 23, 1940 in Alingsås Municipality) is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia.

Results and Teams

Professional

1974 – Magniflex
1973 – Scic
1972 – Ferretti
1971 – Ferretti
  • 1st Overall – Giro d'Italia
  • 1st Overall – Ronde van de Appennijnen
1970 – Ferretti

Amateur

1969
  • 1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
1968
  • 1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
  • 2nd (Silver) – 1968 Summer Olympics – 100 km Team Time Trial
  • 3rd (Bronze) – 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Road Race
1969
  • 1st (Gold) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 100 km Team Time Trial
1964
  • 3rd (Bronze) – 1964 Summer Olympics – 100 km Team Time Trial
  • 3rd (Bronze) – World Amateur Cycling Championships – 185 km Men's Road Race


Preceded byEddy Merckx Winner of the Giro d'Italia
1971
Succeeded byEddy Merckx
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