Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler.[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in four freestyle and Greco-Roman events in total, and won a gold or silver medal in each of them.[2]
Svensson was most successful in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight category, in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933, seven national titles in 1926–36, two silver medals at the world championships, and three at the European Championships. A firefighter by profession, Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame.[2][3]
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^"Rudolf Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ ab. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
rudolf, svensson, johan, rudolf, starke, rudolf, svensson, march, 1899, december, 1978, swedish, wrestler, competed, 1924, 1928, 1932, summer, olympics, four, freestyle, greco, roman, events, total, gold, silver, medal, each, them, 1928personal, informationbor. Johan Rudolf Starke Rudolf Svensson 27 March 1899 4 December 1978 was a Swedish wrestler 1 He competed at the 1924 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in four freestyle and Greco Roman events in total and won a gold or silver medal in each of them 2 Rudolf SvenssonRudolf Svensson in 1928Personal informationBorn 1899 03 27 27 March 1899Vastra Gotaland SwedenDied4 December 1978 1978 12 04 aged 79 Stockholm SwedenHeight191 cm 6 ft 3 in SportSportWrestlingClubFire Brigade StockholmMedal record Men s Greco Roman wrestlingRepresenting SwedenOlympic Games1924 Paris Light heavyweight1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight1932 Los Angeles Light heavyweightWorld Championships1921 Helsinki Light heavyweight1922 Stockholm Light heavyweightMen s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting SwedenOlympic Games1924 Paris light heavyweightSvensson was most successful in the Greco Roman light heavyweight category in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933 seven national titles in 1926 36 two silver medals at the world championships and three at the European Championships A firefighter by profession Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952 In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame 2 3 References edit Rudolf Svensson Olympedia Retrieved 17 December 2021 a b Rudolf Svensson Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 September 2013 Rudolf Svensson Swedish Olympic CommitteeExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rudolf Svensson Rudolf Svensson at IMDb Rudolf Svensson at databaseOlympics com nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Swedish sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudolf Svensson amp oldid 1217579174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
