Edvard Westerlund
| Edvard Westerlund | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 February 1901 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died |
7 December 1982 (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
| ||
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1924 Paris | Middleweight |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1928 Amsterdam | Lightweight |
Edvard Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Olympics
Westerlund competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight class.[1] At the 1928 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight class and he also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ↑ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 26 August 2008)
- ↑ "Edvard Westerlund Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
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