Gottfrid Svensson Explained

Birth Date:13 May 1889
Birth Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Death Date:19 August 1956 (aged 67)
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Freestyle wrestling
Club:Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
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Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.[1] He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the freestyle lightweight contest in 1920. Earlier in 1913 he won a silver medal at the unofficial European Championships.

Svensson represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gottfrid Svensson . Olympedia . 13 June 2021.