Jalmar Sjöberg
Jalmar Leonard Sjöberg (born March 31, 1985 in Teckomatorp ) is a former Swedish wrestler .
As a junior he became world champion in 2005. In the same year, the 1.90 meter tall heavyweight moved to the seniors. In April 2007 he was third at the European Championships , where he only had to admit defeat to the eventual winner Chassan Barojew from Russia.
successes
- 2005, 21st place at the World Wrestling Championships 2005 in Budapest , Greco-Roman Wrestling (GR), after a defeat against Yekta Yilmaz Gül
- 2006, 15th place at the European Championships in Moscow , GR, after a loss to Xenofon Koutssioubas
- 2006, 5th place at the World Wrestling Championships 2006 in Guangzhou (Canton), GR, after victories over Ralf Böhringer and David Vála , and defeats against Chassan Barojew and Sergei Artjuchin
- 2007, 3rd place at the European Wrestling Championships 2007 in Sofia , GR, after victories over Revaz Chelidze , Mindaugas Mizgaitis and Gyula Branda and a defeat against Chassan Barojew
- 2007, 18th place at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships in Baku , GR, after defeats against David Vala and Chassan Barojew and a victory over Nico Schmidt
- 2008, 11th place at the European Wrestling Championships 2008 in Tampere , GR, after a win over Vladimir Guralski and a loss to Oleksandr Tschernetskyj
- 2008, 5th place at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , GR, after victories over Marek Mikulski , Anton Botev and Dremiel Byers and defeats against Mijaín López and Juri Patrikejew
- 2009, 2nd place at the European Wrestling Championships 2009 in Vilnius , GR, up to 120 kg
- 2009, 3rd place at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships in Herning , GR, up to 120 kg
Web links
- Profile of Jalmar Sjöberg at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Jalmar Sjöberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Sjöberg, Jalmar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sjöberg, Jalmar Leonard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Teckomatorp |