Gösta Andersson (wrestler) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/gosta-andersson-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/gosta-andersson-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17.
  2. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/g/gosta-andersson.html Gösta Andersson