Carl Westergren
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13 October 1895 Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 August 1958 (aged 62) Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
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Carl "Calle" Oscar Westergren (13 October 1895 – 5 August 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
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 competition, Westergren won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition again, ahead of Czech Josef Urban and Austrian Nikolaus Hirschl.[2] He died in Malmö.
References
- ↑ "Carl Westergren Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=10&sp=WRE
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