Edvard Westerlund
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| Born | 1 February 1901 Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 1982 (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68–87 kg (150–192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Helsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com.
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