Rudolf Svedberg
Rudolf Svedberg medal table |
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Rudolf Svedberg |
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Olympic games | ||
gold | 1936 Berlin | Welter |
European Championship | ||
gold | 1935 Copenhagen | Welter |
silver | 1938 Tallinn | Welter |
Rudolf Svedberg (born August 19, 1910 in Njurunda , † June 24, 1992 in Eskilstuna ) was a Swedish wrestler.
Career
Rudolf Svedberg grew up in central Sweden, played football as a child and teenager and decided to wrestle at the age of 16 because he wanted to emulate the great idols Ivar Johansson and Rudolf Svensson . He belonged to the AIK Sundsvall and later Eskilstuna GAK. In 1934 he first won the Swedish welterweight championship, Greco-Roman. Style, the style he exclusively wrestled. In 1936 he became Olympic champion by defeating German favorite Fritz Schäfer . He won because he scored the stormy attacking shepherd cool and tactically clever. After 1936, however, he could no longer win a fight against Schäfer.
After the end of his active career, he was the Swedish national wrestler coach for years. Olle Anderberg , Gustav Freij , Bertil Antonsson and many others owe much of their great successes to him.
International success
year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
1931 | 2. | Intern. Tournament in Sundsvall | Welter | behind Jean Földeak , Germany |
1934 | 2. | Intern. Tournament in Prague | Welter | behind Josef Herda u. before Josef Samec, bde. Czechoslovakia |
1934 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Stockholm | Welter | in front of Aarne Mäki , Finland and Ture Andersson , Sweden |
1935 | 1. | EM in Copenhagen | Welter | with victories over Börge Jensen, Denmark , Karel Zvonar, Czechoslovakia , Zbigniew Szajewski, Poland , Fritz Schäfer , Germany and despite a defeat against Aarne Mäki , Finland |
1936 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Berlin | Welter | in front of Fritz Schäfer, Germany |
1936 | gold | OS in Berlin | Welter | with victories over Karel Zvonar, Lubat, France , Antun Fischer, Yugoslavia , Edgar Puusepp , Estonia , Eino Virtanen , Finland and Fritz Schäfer |
1937 | 7th | EM in Paris | Welter | with victories over Eino Virtanen, Silvio Tozzi, Italy and defeats against Kare Larsen, Norway and Karel Zvonar |
1938 | 2. | EM in Tallinn | Welter | with victories over Jespars, Latvia , Kare Larsen, Antti Mäki and one defeat against Fritz Schäfer |
1939 | 4th | EM in Oslo | Welter | with a victory over Sörensen, Denmark and defeats against Eino Virtanen and Fritz Schäfer |
National successes
Rudolf Svedberg was Swedish welterweight champion in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1944 and 1942 in the light heavyweight division
- Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship
- Welterweight, back then up to 73 kg, light heavyweight up to 87 kg body weight
literature
- DOCUMENTATUIN of the FILA International Wrestling Championships, 1976,
- Trade magazine "Athletik" No. 6/34 and 31/32/36
Web links
- Rudolf Svedberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile of Rudolf Svedberg at the Institute for Applied Training Science
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Svedberg, Rudolf |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Svedberg, Per Vilhelm Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyurunda |
DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1992 |
Place of death | Eskilstuna |