Gösta Andersson (wrestler)

Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (1917–1975)

Gösta Andersson

Miklós Szilvási vs Gösta Andersson at the 1948 Olympics

Personal information

Born

15 February 1917
Selånger, Sweden

Died

12 September 1975 (aged 58)
Sundsvall, Sweden

Sport

Greco-Roman wrestling

Club

SAIK, Sundsvall

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
	1948 London	73 kg
	1952 Helsinki	73 kg
World Championships
	1950 Stockholm	73 kg
European Championships
	1939 Oslo	66 kg
	1947 Prague	73 kg
	1938 Tallinn	66 kg

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Andersson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ Gösta Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee