Gottfrid Svensson
Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.[1] He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the freestyle lightweight contest in 1920. Earlier in 1913 he won a silver medal at the unofficial European Championships.[2][3]
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| Born | 13 May 1889 Uppsala, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 1956 (aged 67) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Svensson represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]
References
- "Gottfrid Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- Gottfrid Svensson Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Gottfrid Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Gottfrid Svensson at the International Wrestling Database
- Gottfrid Svensson at Olympedia
- Gottfrid Svensson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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