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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]

Carl Westergren

Personal information
Born	(1895-10-13)13 October 1895 Malmö, Sweden
Died	5 August 1958(1958-08-05) (aged 62) Malmö, Sweden
Weight	+ 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	IK Sparta
Medal record Representing  Sweden Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Middleweight 1924 Paris Light heavyweight 1932 Los Angeles Heavyweight World Championships 1922 Stockholm Middleweight European Championships 1925 Milan Light heavyweight 1930 Stockholm Heavyweight 1931 Prague Heavyweight 1933 Helsinki Heavyweight

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

External links

• Carl Westergren at International Wrestling Database
• Carl Westergren at Olympedia
• Carl Westergren at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

На других языках

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- [en] Carl Westergren

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[fr] Carl Westergren

Carl Oscar Westergren est un lutteur suédois né le 13 octobre 1895 à Malmö et mort le 5 août 1958 dans la même ville[1], spécialisé en lutte gréco-romaine.

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[it] Carl Westergren

Carl Oscar "Calle" Westergren (Malmö, 13 ottobre 1895 – Malmö, 5 agosto 1958) è stato un lottatore svedese, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana e libera.

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[ru] Вестергрен, Карл

Карл Оскар «Калле» Вестергрен (швед. Carl Oscar "Calle" Westergren; 13 октября 1895 (1895-10-13), Мальмё, Швеция — 5 августа 1958, Мальмё, Швеция) — шведский борец греко-римского стиля, трёхкратный чемпион Олимпийских игр, чемпион мира, трёхкратный чемпион Европы. [2]. Самый титулованный шведский борец-классик. [3]

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