Rudolf Svedberg
Swedish wrestler (1910–1992)
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Born | 19 August 1910 Njurunda, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 June 1992 (aged 81) Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sundsvalls AIK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 18 April 2024 |
Per Vilhelm Rudolf "Preven" Svedberg (19 August 1910 – 24 June 1992) was a welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He won gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1935 European Championships, finishing second in 1938. Between 1934 and 1944 he won ten national titles.[1][2]
After retiring from competitions Svedberg worked with the national team, first as an assistant coach, in 1945-56 under Robert Oksa, and then as the head coach from 1956 to 1972.[2]
References
- ^ Rudolf Svedberg. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Rudolf Svedberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
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- 1932: Ivar Johansson (SWE)
- 1936: Rudolf Svedberg (SWE)
- 1948: Gösta Andersson (SWE)
- 1952: Miklós Szilvási (HUN)
- 1956: Mithat Bayrak (TUR)
- 1960: Mithat Bayrak (TUR)
- 1964: Anatoly Kolesov (URS)
- 1968: Rudolf Vesper (GDR)
- 1972: Vítězslav Mácha (TCH)
- 1976: Anatoly Bykov (URS)
- 1980: Ferenc Kocsis (HUN)
- 1984: Jouko Salomäki (FIN)
- 1988: Kim Young-nam (KOR)
- 1992: Mnatsakan Iskandaryan (EUN)
- 1996: Filiberto Azcuy (CUB)
- 2000: Murat Kardanov (RUS)
- 2004: Aleksandr Dokturishvili (UZB)
- 2008: Manuchar Kvirkvelia (GEO)
- 2012: Roman Vlasov (RUS)
- 2016: Roman Vlasov (RUS)
- 2020: Tamás Lőrincz (HUN)
- 2024: Nao Kusaka (JPN)
- 1932–1936: 72 kg
- 1948–1960: 73 kg
- 1964–1968: 78 kg
- 1972–1996: 74 kg
- 2000: 76 kg
- 2004–2012: 74 kg
- 2016: 75 kg
- 2020–present: 77 kg
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