Edvard Westerlund

Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1924 and a bronze in 1928. He collected the same pair of medals at the world championships in 1921–22.[2] Domestically Westerlund competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and won three titles: in 1927 in Greco-Roman lightweight, in 1929 in freestyle lightweight and in 1936 in Greco-Roman light-heavyweight. His brothers Kalle and Emil were also Olympic wrestlers.[3]

Edvard Westerlund
Personal information
Born(1901-02-01)1 February 1901
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died7 December 1982(1982-12-07) (aged 81)
Helsinki, Finland
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68–87 kg (150–192 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubHelsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 67.5 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1921 Helsinki67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1922 Stockholm75 kg
European championships
Silver medal – second place1933 Helsinki79 kg

References
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  1. "Edvard Westerlund". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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