Gottfrid Svensson

Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler. 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.[1][2]

Gottfrid Svensson
Personal information
Born13 May 1889
Uppsala, Sweden
Died19 August 1956 (aged 67)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDjurgårdens IF, Stockholm

References

  1. Gottfrid Svensson Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Gottfrid Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee


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