Frank Andersson
| Frank Andersson medal table |
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 Frank Andersson |
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| Sweden | ||
| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | Semi-difficult |
| World Championship | ||
| gold | 1977 Gothenburg | Semi-difficult |
| silver | 1978 Mexico City | Semi-difficult |
| gold | 1979 San Diego | Semi-difficult |
| silver | 1981 Oslo | Semi-difficult |
| gold | 1982 Katowice | Semi-difficult |
| European Championship | ||
| gold | 1976 Leningrad | Semi-difficult |
| silver | 1977 Bursa | Semi-difficult |
| gold | 1978 Bucharest | Semi-difficult |
| silver | 1980 Prievidza | Semi-difficult |
| gold | 1981 Gothenburg | Semi-difficult |
| silver | 1982 Varna | Semi-difficult |
| Junior World Championships | ||
| gold | 1973 | Middle Juniors |
| gold | 1975 Chaskovo | Medium espoirs |
| Junior European Championships | ||
| gold | 1974 Haparanda | Middle Juniors |
| silver | 1976 Poznan | Semi-difficult |
Frank Öivind Stefan Andersson (born May 9, 1956 in Trollhättan ; † September 9, 2018 ) was a Swedish wrestler . He was multiple world and European champion and winner of the bronze medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Greco-Roman style.
Career
Wrestler
Frank Anderson started wrestling as a teenager at Trollhättans Athletklub . In the course of his long career he also started for Lidköpings AS and the Gothenburg athletics club . He specialized in the Greco-Roman style, but also occasionally took part in freestyle competitions on a national level. The most important coaches who coached him in his career were Per Svensson and the Finn Leo Honkala . The athletic, blond-haired Frank Andersson was a charismatic figure on the wrestling mat. After attending school, he officially worked in the advertising industry, but during his active time he probably concentrated exclusively on wrestling.
His international career began at the Junior World Championships in 1973, where he won the middleweight title ahead of Tamas Kiknadze from the USSR and the Bulgarian Dimitrov. He followed this up with another success in 1974 in Haparanda . He was there junior European middleweight champion before the Soviet athlete Alexander Dubrowski . In 1975 he was junior world champion for the second time in Chaskowo . He won the middleweight division before Istvan Nagy from Hungary and Werner Schröter from the Federal Republic of Germany . His last start at an international junior championship was at the European junior championship in Poznan . In the light heavyweight division, he lost the final battle against the Armenian Airapet Minassyan, who started for the Soviet Union, and thus came “only” to 2nd place.
In 1975 he started at an international senior championship for the first time. At the European Championships in Ludwigshafen am Rhein he came in the middleweight division to three victories, u. a. he also defeated Werner Schröter , but had to accept defeats from Vladimir Tscheboksarow from the USSR and Miroslav Janota from Czechoslovakia and took 5th place overall. A year later, at the age of 20, he duped the assembled world elite at the European Championships in Leningrad and became European light heavyweight champion. In the final battles he defeated Stojan Nikolow from Bulgaria and Fred Theobald from Germany.
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal he lost after two victories against lighter opponents against Darko Nišavić from Yugoslavia and against Stojan Nikolow, whom he had defeated in Leningrad and therefore only reached 5th place.
1977 beat Frank Anderson at the European Championships in Bursa in the light heavyweight with Stojan Nikolow , Petre Dicu , Romania , Roman Wrocławski , Poland and Airapet Minassjan four world class athletes in a row. In the final battle he met Olympic champion Csaba Hegedűs , a blond Hungarian, against whom he was defeated by just a few points. He became vice European champion . In the same year he was then in Gothenburg for the first time world light heavyweight champion. He defeated u. a. Viktor Avdessjew from the USSR and Stoyan Nikolov and also took part in Csaba Hegedűs successful revenge for the defeat at the European Championship of the same year.
In 1978 Frank Anderson became European light heavyweight champion in Oslo. He defeated there u. a. again Csaba Hegedűs, the strong Poles Czesław Kwieciński , Keijo Manni from Finland and took revenge against Darko Nišavić for the defeat at the 1976 Olympic Games . At the 1978 World Cup in Mexico City , he defeated Wiktor Avdessjan again, but got the third warning in the fight against Petre Dicu shortly before the end of the fight because of passivity, with which he had to be disqualified. Both wrestlers had received two warnings by then. In the fight against Stojan Nikolow there were no scores, so that both wrestlers were disqualified after each third warning. Frank Andersson came 2nd and became vice world champion.
The year 1979 was the most successful year in Frank Andersson's career. First he was European light heavyweight champion in spring 1979 in Bucharest with victories over Jiri Kacirek from the CSSR, Keijo Manni, Norbert Növényi from Hungary , Pedro Pawlidis from Germany and Petre Dicu and in the fall of 1979 he won the world title for the second time in San Diego . His final opponents there were Pedro Pawlidis and Norbert Növényi, both of whom he defeated.
At the 1980 European Championships in Prievidza , Frank Andersson defeated Petre Dicu and Stojan Nikolow again, but lost to multiple world champion Igor Kanygin coming from the middleweight division and finished second behind this in the light heavyweight division. At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow , which were not boycotted by Sweden , he won over Georgios Posidis from Greece , Czesław Kwieciński and Franz Pitschmann from Austria , but lost to Petre Dicu and again to Igor Kanygin, which slipped to 4th place and won no medal.
In 1981 Frank Andersson got back on the road to success. He was European light heavyweight champion in Gothenburg , defeating two old rivals with Atanas Komtschew from Bulgaria and Bogusław Dąbrowski from Poland and three old rivals with Franz Pitschmann, Keijo Manni and Alexander Dubrowski. At the World Cup this year he met Igor Kanygin again in the final and had to admit defeat to this again.
It was the same for him at the 1982 European Championships in Varna . Again Igor Kanygin was the final destination in the final, which meant 2nd place for Frank Andersson. At the 1982 World Cup in Katowice , he was finally able to turn the tables and become world champion for the third time. He left Atanas Komtschew, Igor Kanygin and Ilie Matei from Romania behind.
In 1983 Frank Andersson started only at the World Championships in Kiev . He did not get by there at all and achieved 7th place in the light heavyweight division, the worst place in an international championship of his entire career. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles he was not in the best shape, but since there were no strong wrestlers from the Eastern Bloc countries, he still came with wins over Rahman, Iraq , Kallos, Canada , Georgios Posidis , Greece and Uwe Sachs , Germany and a defeat to Steve Fraser from the United States to third place and finally won an Olympic medal with the bronze medal on the third attempt .
Frank Andersson made his last start at an international championship in 1985 at the world championship in Kolbotn, Norway, a suburb of Oslo. But he was no longer in the form of the previous years and had to be satisfied with 6th place in the light heavyweight division.
As a wrestler
Frank Andersson finished his career as a wrestler and performed as in the United States and Japan wrestlers on. In 1991 he wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in Japan . After a year break, he also made a few appearances at World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was allowed to win a few fights. Overall, however, he wasn't too successful in this field. He played his last fight on June 26, 1995 against Chris Sawyer . He then returned to Sweden.
After his sports career
After returning to Sweden, Andersson became addicted to drugs and fell into a deep hole. In the early 2000s he even had to file for personal bankruptcy due to private problems . From 2002 he lived in Spain with his partner and two children, but later moved back to Sweden. Since 2006 he has been considered clean. In 2011 he took part in the sixth season of Let's Dance in Sweden , where he finished second with his dance partner Charlotte Sinclair .
In 2014 he joined the Swedish independent promotion STHLM Wrestling, where he first played a tag team match with Jim Duggan and then won the championship title.
In August 2018, Andersson was hospitalized with heart problems. On September 6th, he had an operation and a pacemaker inserted. He died of complications on September 9th.
Honors
He has been honored several times for his extraordinary services to wrestling. In 1977 he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal. In September 2006 Frank Andersson was inducted into the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame .
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 1973 | 1. | Junior World Championships (Espoirs) | medium | before Tamas Kiknadze, USSR a . Dimitrov, Bulgaria |
| 1974 | 1. | Tournament in Fredriksvärk / Denmark | medium | before Fred Theobald , BRD a . AA de Rooy, the Netherlands |
| 1974 | 1. | Junior European Championship (Espoirs) in Haparanda | medium | before Alexander Dubrowski , USSR, Arto Vainiö, Finland a . Kurt Spaniol , FRG |
| 1975 | 3. | Tournament in Helsinki | medium | behind Miklos Hegedűs , Hungary a . Nikolai Nizbicki, USSR |
| 1975 | 1. | Junior World Championships (Espoirs) in Haskowo | medium | before Tumpalow, Bulgaria a. Zaharia Feleja, Romania |
| 1975 | 4th | Grand Prix of the FRG in Aschaffenburg | medium | behind André Bouchoule , France , Ion Enache , Romania a. Josip Mayor, Hungary |
| 1975 | 5. | EM in Ludwigshafen am Rhein | medium | with victories over Istvan Nagy, Hungary, Werner Schröter , FRG a. Dimitar Manchorow, Bulgaria a. Defeats against Vladimir Cheboksarov , USSR a. Miroslav Janota , Czechoslovakia |
| 1976 | 2. | Tournament in Klippan | Semi-difficult | behind Stojan Nikolow , Bulgaria, in front of Dieter Heuer , GDR |
| 1976 | 1. | EM in Leningrad | Semi-difficult | with victories over Aslan Aslan, Turkey , Roman Wrocławski , Poland, Istvan Sellyei , Hungary, Dieter Heuer, Stojan Nikolow u. Fred Theobald , FRG |
| 1976 | 2. | Junior European Championship in Poznan | Semi-difficult | behind Airapet Minassyan , USSR, in front of Stanchev, Bulgaria |
| 1976 | 5. | OS in Montreal | Semi-difficult | with victories over Ambroise Sarr, Senegal a . Hashem Kolahi, Iran a . Defeats against Darko Nišavić , Yugoslavia a . Stoyan Nikolov |
| 1977 | 2. | Tournament in Klippan | Semi-difficult | behind Airapet Minassyan, in front of Ivanov, Bulgaria |
| 1977 | 2. | Tournament in Helsinki | Semi-difficult | behind Czesław Kwieciński , Poland, in front of Pedro Pawlidis , FRG |
| 1977 | 2. | EM in Bursa | Semi-difficult | with victories over Stojan Nikolow , Petre Dicu , Romania, Roman Wrocławski, Poland a. Airapet Minassjan u. a loss to Csaba Hegedűs , Hungary |
| 1977 | 1. | World Cup in Gothenburg | Semi-difficult | with victories over Mitch Hull, USA , Georgios Posidis , Greece , Wiktor Avdessjew , USSR, Allan Karing, Denmark , Csaba Hegedűs, Stojan Nikolow and Petre Dicu |
| 1978 | 3. | Tournament in Klippan | Semi-difficult | behind Igor Kanygin , USSR a. Keijo Manni , Finland |
| 1978 | 1. | EM in Oslo | Semi-difficult | with victories over Stig Kleven , Norway , Csaba Hegedűs, Czesław Kwieciński, Darko Nišavić, Petre Dicu u. Keijo Manni |
| 1978 | 2. | World Cup in Mexico City | Semi-difficult | with victories over Pete Simons, USA, Henri d'Haes, Belgium , Aslan Aslan, Turkey a. Viktor Avdessjew et al. Defeats against Petre Dicu u. Stoyan Nikolov |
| 1979 | 1. | Tournament in Lidköping | Semi-difficult | before Christer Gulldén , Sweden a. Stig Kleven |
| 1979 | 1. | Tournament in Klippan | Semi-difficult | in front of Airapet Minassjan, Keijo Manni, Christer Gulldén u. Sören Claesson , Sweden |
| 1979 | 1. | EM in Bucharest | Semi-difficult | with victories over Jiri Kacirek, CSSR, Kejo Manni, Norbert Növényi , Hungary, Pedro Pawlidis u. Petre Dicu |
| 1979 | 1. | World Cup in San Diego | Semi-difficult | with victories over Yoshihiro Fujito, Japan , Iwan Petkow, Bulgaria, Jose Poll, Cuba , Christophe Andanson, France , Pedro Pawlidis and others. Norbert Növényi |
| 1980 | 2. | EM in Prievidza | Semi-difficult | with victories over Ladislav Bojko , CSSR, Giuseppe Vitucci, Italy , Petre Dicu u. Stojan Nikolow u. a loss to Igor Kanygin |
| 1980 | 4th | OS in Moscow | Semi-difficult | with victories over Giorgios Posidis, Czesław Kwieciński u. Franz Pitschmann , Austria a . Defeats against Igor Kanygin u. Petre Dicu |
| 1980 | 3. | World Cup in Trelleborg | Heavy | behind Greg Gibson , USA a. Nikolai Inkow , USSR, in front of Yukio Yoshida, Japan |
| 1981 | 3. | Tournament in Västerås | Semi-difficult | behind Keijo Manni u. Norbert Növényi, before Valeri Dolgich, USSR a. Thomas Horschel , GDR |
| 1981 | 1. | EM in Gothenburg | Semi-difficult | with victories over Atanas Komtschew , Bulgaria, Franz Pitschmann, Bogusław Dąbrowski , Poland, Keijo Manni u. Alexander Dubrowski |
| 1981 | 2. | World Cup in Oslo | Semi-difficult | with victories over Franz Pitschmann, Bogusław Dąbrowski, Ilie Matei , Romania, Georgios Pikilidis , Greece a. a loss to Igor Kanygin |
| 1982 | 2. | EM in Varna | Semi-difficult | behind Igor Kanygin, in front of Atanas Komtschew, Ilie Matei u. Georgios Posidis |
| 1982 | 1. | World Cup in Katowice | Semi-difficult | before Atanas Komtschew, Igor Kanygin a. Ilie Matei |
| 1983 | 3. | Tournament in Klippan | Semi-difficult | behind Atanas Komchev and Igor Kanygin |
| 1983 | 7th | World Cup in Kiev | Semi-difficult | Winner: Igor Kanygin in front of Atanas Komtschew u. Norbert Növényi |
| 1984 | bronze | OS in Los Angeles | Semi-difficult | with victories over Rahman, Iraq , Kallos, Canada , Georgios Posidis and the like. Uwe Sachs , FRG a. a loss to Steve Fraser , USA |
| 1985 | 2. | World Cup in Lund / Sweden | Semi-difficult | behind Khavas-Bautin Mulayev, USSR, in front of Guillermo Cruz, Cuba |
| 1985 | 6th | World Cup in Kolbotn | Semi-difficult | behind Michael Houck , USA, Igor Kanygin, Atanas Komtschew, Ilie Matei u. Bogdan Merkiel, Poland |
Swedish championships
Frank Andersson was Swedish middleweight champion in 1975 and 1978 and light heavyweight championship in 1976, 1980 and 1983
- Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Medium weight, up to 82 kg, light heavy weight, up to 90 kg and the like Heavy weight, up to 100 kg body weight
literature
- Trade magazines Athletik and Der Ringer
- "Svensk Brottning 100 år", anniversary band for the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Wrestling Federation, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Andersson är död . In: Göteborgs-Posten . ( gp.se [accessed September 9, 2018]).
- ^ A b Philip Kreikenbohm: Frank Andersson "Wrestler Database" CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Frank Andersson: "Det som en känns seger" - Let's dance - tv4.se . In: tv4.se . ( tv4.se [accessed September 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Frank Andersson . In: Online World of Wrestling . ( onlineworldofwrestling.com [accessed September 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Frank Andersson är död - blev 62 år gammal . In: Aftonbladet . ( aftonbladet.se [accessed September 9, 2018]).
- ↑ Bragdmedaljörer genom tiderna
Web links
- Frank Andersson in the database of the University of Leipzig
- Frank Andersson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Frank Andersson in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Film report about Frank Andersson about the 1977 World Cup
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Andersson, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andersson, Frank Öivind Stefan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trollhättan |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2018 |