Bengt Johansson (wrestler)

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Born4 January 1926
Hallsberg, Sweden
Died9 April 2008 (aged 82)
Arboga, Sweden
SportWrestling
ClubHallsbergs BK
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Bengt Johansson
Personal information
Born4 January 1926
Hallsberg, Sweden
Died9 April 2008 (aged 82)
Arboga, Sweden
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubHallsbergs BK
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Medal record
Men's wrestling
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 StockholmGreco-Roman, −52 kg
Bronze medal – third place1951 HelsinkiFreestyle, −52 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1949 IstanbulFreestyle, −52 kg

Karl Bengt Johansson (4 January 1926 – 9 April 2008) was a Swedish flyweight wrestler. As a Greco-Roman wrestler he won a world title in 1950 and finished fifth at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In freestyle wrestling he won two bronze medals, at the 1949 European and 1951 world championships.[1][2][3]

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