Edvin Vesterby (born 23 October 1927) is a retired Swedish bantamweight wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling and won a Greco-Roman silver medal in 1956. He finished fourth in the freestyle in 1952 and in the Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960.[1] He was born in Riguldi Parish (now Noarootsi Parish), Lääne County, Estonia into a Swedish-speaking family. In 1943 he emigrated to Sweden and started wrestling in 1947 in Stockholm.[2]

Edvin Vesterby

Personal information
Born	23 October 1927 (1927-10-23) (age 95) Riguldi, Estonia
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight

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• Edvin Vesterby at International Wrestling Database
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