Jan Karlsson (wrestler)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Welterweight |
| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Welterweight |
| World Championships | ||
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| | 1973 Tehran | 74 kg |
| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
| | 1973 Tehran | 74 kg |
Jan Karlsson (born 1945) is a Swedish wrestler. He was born in Trollhättan. In 1972 he won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, as well as a silver medal in Freestyle wrestling.[1] He then also won a bronze medal in freestyle and a silver medal in greco-roman at the 1973 World Wrestling Championships. To date, Karlsson is the last wrestler to win a medal in both styles in the same Olympics or same world championships.
References
- ↑ "Jan Karlsson". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, December 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.