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Edvard Westerlund

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Edvard Westerlund
Personal information
Born(1901-02-01)1 February 1901
Helsinki, Finland
Died7 December 1982(1982-12-07) (aged 81)
Helsinki, Finland
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68–87 kg (150–192 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubHelsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris -75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam -67.5 kg
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1921 Helsinki -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1922 Stockholm -75 kg
European championships
Silver medal – second place 1933 Helsinki -79 kg

Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1924 and a bronze in 1928. He collected the same pair of medals at the world championships in 1921–22.[1] Domestically Westerlund competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and won three titles: in 1927 in Greco-Roman lightweight, in 1929 in freestyle lightweight and in 1936 in Greco-Roman light-heavyweight. His brothers Kalle and Emil were also Olympic wrestlers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  2. ^ "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com.