Birth Date: | 15 February 1917 |
Birth Place: | Selånger, Sweden |
Death Date: | 12 September 1975 (aged 58) |
Death Place: | Sundsvall, Sweden |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club: | SAIK, Sundsvall |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Erik Gösta Andersson (15 February 1917 – 12 September 1975), known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively.[1]
In the 1948 final against Miklós Szilvási Andersson cut his eyebrow while leading 3:0. The referee allowed the bout to continue despite strong bleeding, and Andersson won the gold medal. He lost to Szilvási in the 1952 Olympic final.[2]