Rudolf Svedberg

Rudolf Svedberg ( born August 19, 1910 in Njurunda, † June 24, 1992 in Eskilstuna ) was a Swedish wrestler.

Career

Rudolf Svedberg grew up in central Sweden on plays as a child and youth football and decided at age 16 for the rings because he wanted to emulate the great idols Ivar Johansson and Rudolf Svensson. He belonged to the AIK Sundsvall and later Eskilstuna GAK. In 1934 he won the first time the Swedish championship in the welterweight division, Greek and Roman. Style, the style that he wrestled exclusively. In 1936, he was by defeating the German favorite Fritz Schaefer Olympic champion. He won because he auspunktete the stormy attacking Shepherd cool and tactically. After 1936, however, he was able to win against Shepherd no longer fight.

After his retirement he was for many years the Swedish national coach of the wrestler. Olle Anderberg, Gustav Freij, Bertil Antonsson and many others owe him most of their great successes.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, European Championship EM =, GR = Greco-Roman style, We = welterweight, HS = light heavyweight, then to 73 kg or 87 kg body weight)

National success

Rudolf Svedberg was a Swedish welterweight champion in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1944 and 1942 in the light heavyweight division.

Swell

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  • International Wrestling Database of the University of Leipzig
  • Journal " Athletics " No. 6/ 34 and 31/32/36
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