Name Gosta Andersson | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died September 12, 1975, Sundsvall, Sweden Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman Welterweight People also search for Khalil Taha, Miklos Szilvasi, Christian Hansen | ||
Erik Gösta Andersson (15 February 1917 – 12 September 1975), known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively.
In the 1948 final against Miklós Szilvási Andersson cut his eyebrow while leading 3:0. The referee allowed the bout to continue despite strong bleeding, and Andersson won the gold medal. He lost to Szilvási in the 1952 Olympic final.
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