Ivar Böhling
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Böhling in 1912 |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | |||
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| Silver | 1912 Stockholm | light heavyweight | |
Ivar Theodor Böhling[1] (September 10, 1889 – January 12, 1929) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against the other finalist the Swedish wrestler Anders Ahlgren before it was declared a draw. The judges refused to award a gold medal, stating that the champion had to have won the final match. Thus they both were given second place and no gold medal was awarded.
- ^ other sources spell his name Böling
[edit] External links
- Profile on databaseOlympics.com
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