Gösta Andersson (wrestler)
![]() Miklós Szilvási vs Gösta Andersson at the 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 February 1917 Selånger, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 September 1975 (aged 58) Sundsvall, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SAIK, Sundsvall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erik Gösta Andersson (15 February 1917 – 12 September 1975), known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively.[1]
In the 1948 final against Miklós Szilvási Andersson cut his eyebrow while leading 3:0. The referee allowed the bout to continue despite strong bleeding, and Andersson won the gold medal. He lost to Szilvási in the 1952 Olympic final.[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Gösta Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
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- Gösta Andersson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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- 1917 births
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- People from Sundsvall Municipality
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- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- European Wrestling Champions
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
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