Birth Date: | 1 September 1908 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Death Date: | 17 February 1980 (aged 71) |
Death Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Club: | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Einar Karlsson (1 September 1908 – 17 February 1980) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the freestyle featherweight in 1932 and in the Greco-Roman featherweight in 1936. He also won seven national titles and three medals at the European Championships of 1933–1937, all in Greco-Roman events.
Karlsson represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]