Edvard Westerlund
Appearance
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Born | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | 1 February 1901||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 December 1982 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edvard Westerlund.
- ^ "Edvard Westerlund". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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