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Gottfrid Svensson
Personal information
Born13 May 1889
Uppsala, Sweden
Died19 August 1956 (aged 67)
Stockholm, Sweden
Relative
  • Jesper Turkulainen (great grandnephew)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDjurgårdens 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

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  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
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