Per Berlin

Per Gunnar Börje Berlin (1 August 1921 22 December 2011) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 73 kg freestyle and Greco-Roman categories. He won a freestyle silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a Greco-Roman bronze in 1956.[1][2] He received another bronze medal at the 1949 European Championships, and three times finished fourth in freestyle wrestling: at the 1951 and 1954 world championships and at the 1956 Olympics.[3]

Per Berlin
Personal information
Born(1921-08-01)1 August 1921
Södra Sandby, Sweden
Died22 December 2011(2011-12-22) (aged 90)
Sport
SportWrrestling
ClubEskilstuna GAK, Champigny-sur-Marne
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1952 HelsinkiFreestyle 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneGreco-Roman 73 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1949 IstanbulFreestyle 73 kg

References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Per Berlin". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Per Berlin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. Per Berlin. Swedish Olympic Committee
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