Bengt Johansson (wrestler)
Karl Bengt Johansson (4 January 1926 – 9 April 2008) was a Swedish flyweight wrestler. As a Greco-Roman wrestler he won a world title in 1950 and finished fifth at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In freestyle wrestling he won two bronze medals, at the 1949 European and 1951 world championships.[1][2][3]
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Born | 4 January 1926 Hallsberg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 April 2008 (aged 82) Arboga, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hallsbergs BK Örgryte IS, Göteborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bengt Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Bengt Johansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Johansson, Bengt (SWE). iat.uni-leipzig.de
External links
- Bengt Johansson at the International Wrestling Database
- Bengt Johansson at Olympedia
- Bengt Johansson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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