Gottfrid Svensson

Swedish wrestler (1889–1956)

  • Jesper Turkulainen (great grandnephew)
SportSportFreestyle wrestlingClubDjurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Lightweight

Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.[1] He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the freestyle lightweight contest in 1920. Earlier in 1913 he won a silver medal at the unofficial European Championships.[2][3]

Svensson represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gottfrid Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Gottfrid Svensson Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Gottfrid Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

  • Gottfrid Svensson at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Gottfrid Svensson at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Gottfrid Svensson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)Edit on Wikidata


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