Gösta Andersson (wrestler)
Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (1917–1975)
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
External links
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- Gösta Andersson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Gösta Andersson at the International Wrestling Database
- Gösta Andersson at Olympedia
- Gösta Andersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1932: Ivar Johansson (SWE)
- 1936: Rudolf Svedberg (SWE)
- 1948: Gösta Andersson (SWE)
- 1952: Miklós Szilvási (HUN)
- 1956: Mithat Bayrak (TUR)
- 1960: Mithat Bayrak (TUR)
- 1964: Anatoly Kolesov (URS)
- 1968: Rudolf Vesper (GDR)
- 1972: Vítězslav Mácha (TCH)
- 1976: Anatoly Bykov (URS)
- 1980: Ferenc Kocsis (HUN)
- 1984: Jouko Salomäki (FIN)
- 1988: Kim Young-nam (KOR)
- 1992: Mnatsakan Iskandaryan (EUN)
- 1996: Filiberto Azcuy (CUB)
- 2000: Murat Kardanov (RUS)
- 2004: Aleksandr Dokturishvili (UZB)
- 2008: Manuchar Kvirkvelia (GEO)
- 2012: Roman Vlasov (RUS)
- 2016: Roman Vlasov (RUS)
- 2020: Tamás Lőrincz (HUN)
- 2024: Nao Kusaka (JPN)
- 1932–1936: 72 kg
- 1948–1960: 73 kg
- 1964–1968: 78 kg
- 1972–1996: 74 kg
- 2000: 76 kg
- 2004–2012: 74 kg
- 2016: 75 kg
- 2020–present: 77 kg
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