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Roland Svensson (wrestler)

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Sport
  
Greco-Roman wrestling

Died
  
20 March 2014

Weight
  
57 kg

Club
  
BK Envig, Lomma

Height
  
1.65 m

Parents
  
Egon Svensson

Born
  
23 June 1945
Malmö, Sweden

Roland Krister Svensson (23 June 1945 – 20 March 2014) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a silver medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second round. His father Egon competed in the same event at the 1936 Olympics.

After retiring from competitions Svensson worked as a coach with Finspångs AIK. In 1993 he was awarded the Frystadsmedal for his contributions to Swedish wrestling. He was a board member of the Swedish Wrestling Federation in the early 2000s.

References

Roland Svensson (wrestler) Wikipedia


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