Torbjörn Kornbakk

Torbjörn Jarle Kornbakk (born 28 May 1965) is a Swedish former wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the welterweight (74 kg) event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he came in 10th in the same event.[1] He was a two time European Wrestling Championships gold medalist (1990 and 1997), and at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships won a bronze medal.[2]

Torbjörn Kornbakk
Personal information
Full nameTorbjörn Jarle Kornbakk
Born (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965
Göteborg, Sweden
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 74 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Tampere 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Poznan74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kouvola74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Oulu74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Aschaffenburg 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Athens 74 kg

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torbjörn Kornbakk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Full name: Torbjörn Jarle Kornbakk
  2. "Torbjörn Kornbakk". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 December 2018.


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