sport.wikisort.org - AthleteIvar Valentin Johansson (31 January 1903 – 4 August 1979) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman welterweight and freestyle middleweight events. Four years later he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight competition.[1]
Swedish wrestler
For those of a similar name, see Ivar Johansen (disambiguation).
For the politician, see Ivar Johansson (politician).
Ivar Johansson
 Ivar Johansson in 1932 |
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Born | (1903-01-31)31 January 1903 Norrköping, Sweden |
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Died | 4 August 1979(1979-08-04) (aged 76) Norrköping, Sweden |
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Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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Sport | Wrestling |
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Event(s) | Greco-Roman Freestyle |
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Club | IK Björnen, Norrköping |
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Career
At the 1932 Olympics Johansson first competed as a freestyle middleweight. Despite being a favorite, he lost his first bout to Kyösti Luukko. Yet he won his all other bouts by fall, while Luukko lost in the semifinals and finished second.[2] Two days later he was scheduled to compete as a Greco-Roman welterweight. For this purpose he shed five kilograms of bodyweight by fasting and sweating in a sauna, yet relatively easily won all four bouts.[3] Later the same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Johansson never competed at the world championships. At the European championships he won nine titles in 1931–1939, six in Greco-Roman and three int freestyle wrestling.[1][4]
Johansson grew up in a rural area near Norrköping, where he built his strength by manual labor at a farm. He then moved to Norrköping city to work as a police officer and then as a wrestling coach. The annual wrestling award "Ivars Guldsko" was established in Sweden in his honor after his death.[5]
References
External links
 Olympic Champions in freestyle middleweight |
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- 1908: 73 kg
- 1920: 75 kg
- 1924–1960: 79 kg
- 1964–1968: 87 kg
- 1972–1996: 82 kg
- 2000: 85 kg
- 2004–2012: 84 kg
- 2016–present: 86 kg
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 Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman welterweight |
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- 1932–1936: 72 kg
- 1948–1960: 73 kg
- 1964–1968: 78 kg
- 1972–1996: 74 kg
- 2000: 76 kg
- 2004–2012: 74 kg
- 2016: 75 kg
- 2020–present: 77 kg
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 Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman middleweight |
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- 1908: 73 kg
- 1912–1928: 75 kg
- 1932–1960: 79 kg
- 1964–1968: 87 kg
- 1972–1996: 82 kg
- 2000: 85 kg
- 2004–2012: 84 kg
- 2016: 85 kg
- 2020–present: 87 kg
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На других языках
- [en] Ivar Johansson (wrestler)
[fr] Ivar Johansson (lutte)
Ivar Valentin Johansson (né le 31 janvier 1903 à Norrköping et mort le 4 août 1979 dans la même ville) est un lutteur suédois, pratiquant la lutte libre et la lutte gréco-romaine.
[it] Ivar Johansson
Ivar Valentin Johansson (Norrköping, 31 gennaio 1903 – Norrköping, 4 agosto 1979) è stato un lottatore svedese, specializzato sia nella lotta greco-romana che nella lotta libera.
[ru] Юханссон, Ивар
Ивар Валентин Юханссон (швед. Ivar Valentin Johansson; 31 января 1903 (1903-01-31), Норрчёпинг, Швеция — 4 августа 1979, Норрчёпинг, Швеция) — шведский борец греко-римского и вольного стилей, трёхкратный чемпион Олимпийских игр, шестикратный чемпион и дважды призёр чемпионатов Европы по греко-римской борьбе, чемпион Олимпийских игр, трёхкратный чемпион Европы по вольной борьбе, 22-кратный чемпион Швеции по борьбе (1928—1943)[1]. Наряду с Карлом Вестергреном, Александром Медведем, Александром Карелиным, Бувайсаром Сайтиевым и Михаином Лопесом является трёхкратным олимпийским чемпионом по борьбе, а также стал первым из трёх спортсменов, победивших на олимпиаде как в вольной, так и в греко-римской борьбе[2][3].
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