Sport Freestyle wrestling Name Anders Larsson | Club Goteborgs AK Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 2 July 1892 ( 1892-07-02 ) Varberg, Sweden Died January 4, 1945, Gothenburg, Sweden Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men\'s freestyle light heavyweight | ||
Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Larsson was nicknamed "Padd-Anders" for his large, paddle-like palms. He worked as a restaurant janitor and bouncer and consulted police forces on self-defense techniques. At the 1920 Olympics he rescued Köre Sörvik, a member of the Norwegian Olympic team, by stopping a man who tried to stab Sörvik with a knife in a dance club brawl.
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