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Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler.[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in four freestyle and Greco-Roman events in total, and won a gold or silver medal in each of them.[2]

Rudolf Svensson

Rudolf Svensson in 1928
Personal information
Born	(1899-03-27)27 March 1899 Västra Götaland, Sweden
Died	4 December 1978(1978-12-04) (aged 79) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Fire Brigade Stockholm
Medal record Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1924 Paris Light heavyweight 1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight 1932 Los Angeles Light heavyweight World Wrestling Championships 1921 Helsinki Light heavyweight 1922 Stockholm Light heavyweight Freestyle wrestling Olympic Games 1924 Paris light heavyweight

Svensson was most successful in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight category, in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933, seven national titles in 1926–36, two silver medals at the world championships, and three at the European Championships. A firefighter by profession, Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame.[2][3]

References

External links

• Rudolf Svensson at IMDb
• profile

На других языках

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- [en] Rudolf Svensson

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[fr] Rudolf Svensson

Johan Rudolf Svensson est un lutteur suédois né le 27 mars 1899 à Gudhem et mort le 4 décembre 1978 à Bromma[1].

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[it] Rudolf Svensson

Johan Rudolf Svensson (Gudhem, 27 marzo 1899 – Stoccolma, 4 dicembre 1978) è stato un lottatore svedese, specializzato sia nella lotta libera che nella lotta greco-romana.

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[ru] Свенссон, Рудольф

Юхан Рудольф «Силач Рудольф» Свенссон (швед. Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson; 27 марта 1899 (1899-03-27), Гудхем, Швеция — 4 декабря 1978, Бромма, Стокгольм, Швеция) — шведский борец греко-римского и вольного стиля, двукратный чемпион и серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр, призёр чемпионатов мира, двукратный чемпион и неоднократный призёр чемпионата Европы по греко-римской борьбе, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр по вольной борьбе [2]. Семикратный чемпион Швеции в период с 1926 по 1936 годы. [3]

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