Wictor Petersson (born 1 May 1998) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the shot put. He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. Earlier that year he won a bronze medal at the European U23 Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 21.16 meters outdoors (Varberg 2025) and 21.49 meters indoors (Växjö 2025). He is the national record holder in both indoors and outdoors. He ranked 8th in the world for shot put as of mid-2025, but only ranked 15th as of 5 September 2025. He failed to get into the Top Ten for shot pot in the 2025 World Athletics Championships at Tokyo, ranking 11th in those games.
Petersson won the bronze medal in the shot put at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, England.
International competitions Representing 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdShot put (5 kg)21.5611thDiscus throw (1.5 kg)53.02 m2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2ndShot put (6 kg)20.65 m4thDiscus throw (1.75 kg)61.23 m2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy6thShot put (6 kg)19.80 m8thDiscus throw (1.75 kg)54.90 m2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden3rdShot put19.53 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (q)Shot put20.31 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland5thShot put20.75 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan28th (q)Shot put19.73 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12thShot put20.33 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy12thShot put19.45 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands2ndShot put21.04 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China6thShot put20.87 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan11thShot put20.35 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland5thShot put21.12 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rdShot put20.97 m
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