Gösta Frändfors
Swedish wrestler (1915–1973)
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Gösta Valdemar Jönsson (later Frändfors, 25 November 1915 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal in the featherweight and lightweight freestyle divisions, respectively. He won three more medal at the European championships of 1937–1947, competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] In 1947, after becoming the European champion in the Greco-Roman 67 kg division, he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
Brandkårens IK, Stockholm
Frändfors, circa 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 November 1915 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1973 (aged 57) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Huddinge BK Brandkårens IK, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born Gösta Valdemar Jönsson, and in 1941 changed his last name to Frändfors. He retired from competitions in October 1950, and in 1951 played the a minor role in the film Spöke på semester.[2]
