Anders Larsson (wrestler)
Anders Larsson (born July 2, 1892 in Varberg , † January 4, 1945 ) was a Swedish wrestler .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , he won the gold medal in the class up to 82.5 kg, ahead of the Swiss Charles Courant and Walter Maurer from the USA in freestyle .
literature
- Erich Kamper , Bill Mallon : Who's Who of the Olympic Games 1896–1992. Who's Who at the Olympics. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1992, ISBN 3-928562-47-9 .
Web links
- Anders Larsson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling (light heavyweight)
1920: Anders Larsson | 1924: John Spellman | 1928: Thure Sjöstedt | 1932: Peter Mehringer | 1936: Knut Fridell | 1948: Henry Wittenberg | 1952: Viking Palm | 1956: Gholamreza Takhti | 1960: İsmet Atlı | 1964: Alexander Medwed | 1968: Ahmet Ayık | 1972: Benjamin Peterson | 1976: Levan Tediaschwili | 1980: Sanasar Oganessian | 1984: Ed Banach | 1988: Macharbek Chadarzew | 1992: Macharbek Chadarzew | 1996: Rasoul Khadem
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larsson, Anders |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1945 |