Carl Westergren
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| Born | 13 October 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1958 (aged 62) Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | + 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IK Sparta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carl "Calle" Oscar Westergren (13 October 1895 – 5 August 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] He won gold medals in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1920, 1924 and 1932; in 1924 he also finished sixth in freestyle wrestling.[2]
In Greco-Roman wrestling, Westergren also won the world middleweight title in 1922, as well as three European titles in different weight classes: middleweight in 1925, light-heavyweight in 1930, and unlimited in 1931. He worked as a bus driver and had two elder brothers who also trained in wrestling. He later became a keen pigeon breeder.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Carl Westergren". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carl Westergren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Carl Westergren - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calle Westergren.
- Carl Westergren at Olympics.com
- Carl Westergren at InterSportStats
- Carl Westergren at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Carl Westergren at the International Wrestling Database
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- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
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- Greco-Roman wrestlers