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Rudolf SVENSSON (SWE)
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Date de naissance : 27/03/2023 Lieu de naissance : Suède Nationalité : Suédois Date de décès : 04/12/1978 |
Biographie
It is only Alexander Karelin that has a greater Olympic record than Rudolf Svensson. With three gold medals and one silver medal Alexander Karelin has made 11 medal points while Rudolf made 10 with two gold medals and two silver medals which surpasses the three-fold Olympic Champions Calle Westergren, Ivar Johansson and Alexander Medved.
Rudolf was born in Gudhem, just outside of the city Falköping in the province of Västergötland. He joined the army as a dragoon in Stockholm year 1918.
He decided to start practice wrestling year 1920 in Djurgårdens IF, but he had almost never participated in a competition when he was representing Sweden in the Championnat du Monde in Helsinki November 1921. The Swede won a silver medal in the weight category 82.5 kilograms which contained 11 participants. Only the Finnish wrestler Edil Rosenqvist beat him which he by the way also did at the Championnat du Monde in Stockholm the year after that.
Rudolf changed wrestling from Djurgårdens IF 1921 to the Firefighters Wrestling Club since he changed career and became a firefighter. He then continued to represent the Firefighters Wrestling club throughout his successful career.
Rudolf won two silver medals at the Jeux Olympiques in Paris 1924, one in the antique style and one in the freestyle. He became Olympic Champion in the antique style both in Amsterdam 1928 and in Los Angeles 1932.
Rudolf Svenssons strength was widely feared. His hammerlock was like an iron trap around his opponents’ more or less paralyzed arms. He was particular effective in the standing position. He was one of the most popular athletes in Sweden during the beginning of the 1920s to the late 1930s thanks to his always correct wrestling and his sympathetic behaviors both on the mat and outside
Awards
- Jeux Olympiques Or: 2, Argent: 2
- Championnat du Monde Or: 2, Argent: 1
- Championnat d'Europe Or: 2, Argent: 2
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Résultats
| Date | Compétition | Style | Catégorie de poids | Medal |
| 1934 | Championnat d'Europe | Gréco-Romain | +87 kg | Silver |
| 1932 | Jeux Olympiques | Gréco-Romain | 87 kg | Gold |
| 1933 | Championnat d'Europe | Gréco-Romain | 87 kg | Gold |
| 1931 | Championnat d'Europe | Gréco-Romain | 87 kg | Silver |
| 1929 | Championnat d'Europe | Gréco-Romain | +82.5 kg | Silver |
| 1928 | Jeux Olympiques | Gréco-Romain | +82.5 kg | Gold |
| 1925 | Championnat d'Europe | Gréco-Romain | +82.5 kg | Gold |
| 1924 | Jeux Olympiques | Lutte Libre | 87 kg | Silver |
| 1924 | Jeux Olympiques | Gréco-Romain | 82.5 kg | Silver |
| 1922 | Championnat du Monde | Gréco-Romain | 82.5 kg | Silver |
| 1921 | Championnat du Monde | Gréco-Romain | 82.5 kg | Silver |
Swedish Champion seven times between 1926-1936.
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