Carl Westergren
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 Carl Westergren |
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | |||
Competitor for  Sweden |
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| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | middleweight | |
| Gold | 1924 Paris | light heavyweight | |
| Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | heavyweight | |
Carl ("Calle") Oscar Westergren (October 13, 1895 – August 5, 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Born in Malmö, he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight competition in 1920. Four years later he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition. He also competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event and finished fourth. In 1928 he was eliminated after the first round in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition.
In his last Olympics 1932 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition again. He died in Malmö.
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