Jon Rønningen

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Jon Rønningen

Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Flyweight
	1992 Barcelona	Flyweight
World Championships
	1985 Kolbotn, Norway	Flyweight
	1986 Budapest, Hungary	Flyweight
	1991 Varna, Bulgaria	Flyweight
European Championships
	1990 Poznań, Poland	Flyweight
	1986 Piraeus, Greece	Flyweight
	1988 Kolbotn, Norway	Flyweight
World Espoir Championships
	1983 Kristiansund, Norway	Light flyweight

Jon Rønningen (born November 28, 1962 in Oslo) is a former Norwegian wrestler and a member of Kolbotn IL (one of the largest sports clubs in Norway). He won a total of 9 medals in international championships and was the third Norwegian to win two individual Summer Olympic gold medals (1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea and 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain). His brother Lars Rønningen was also a highly accomplished wrestler.

In his 2017 book Hode i klemme (lit. In a headlock), Rønningen revealed that he has struggled with depression all through his life, and has attempted suicide.^[1]

References[]

• Profile at FILA Wrestling Database
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• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jon Rønningen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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