Anders Larsson (wrestler)
![]() Anders Larsson in 1920 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1892-07-02)2 July 1892 Varberg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Died | 4 January 1945(1945-01-04) (aged 52) Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Club | Göteborgs AK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Larsson was nicknamed "Padd-Anders" for his large, paddle-like palms. He worked as a restaurant janitor and bouncer and consulted police forces on self-defense techniques. At the 1920 Olympics he rescued Köre Sörvik, a member of the Norwegian Olympic team, by stopping a man who tried to stab Sörvik with a knife in a dance club brawl.[3]
References
External links
- Anders Larsson at Olympedia
- Anders Larsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1920:
Anders Larsson (SWE)
- 1924:
Jack Spellman (USA)
- 1928:
Thure Sjöstedt (SWE)
- 1932:
Peter Mehringer (USA)
- 1936:
Knut Fridell (SWE)
- 1948:
Henry Wittenberg (USA)
- 1952:
Viking Palm (SWE)
- 1956:
Gholamreza Takhti (IRN)
- 1960:
İsmet Atlı (TUR)
- 1964:
Aleksandr Medved (URS)
- 1968:
Ahmet Ayık (TUR)
- 1972:
Ben Peterson (USA)
- 1976:
Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1980:
Sanasar Oganisyan (URS)
- 1984:
Ed Banach (USA)
- 1988:
Makharbek Khadartsev (URS)
- 1992:
Makharbek Khadartsev (EUN)
- 1996:
Rasoul Khadem (IRI)
- 1920: 80 kg
- 1924–1960: 87 kg
- 1964–1968: 97 kg
- 1972–1996: 90 kg
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