Sven Plex Petersson, registered as Per Sven Pettersson[1][note 1] (7 August 1926 – 25 June 2011)[2]) was a Swedish sports journalist, active for Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Television.

Petersson worked for the Swedish radio's sports editorial section from 1957 to 1959 and Sveriges Television's sports editorial section from 1959.

[3] Some memorable moments from his time as a commentator included Ingemar Stenmark's alpine career - and made Sweden stand still during the live broadcasts.

He also commented on classic moments such as Bob Beamon's long jump of 8.90 in the 1968 Summer Olympics and Anders Gärderud's gold in the 3,000 meter hurdles in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

[4] Petersson was also known for commenting on the ski jumping from Garmisch-Partenkirchen every New Year's day.