Ernst Nilsson
Swedish wrestler (1891–1971)
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Born | 10 May 1891 Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 February 1971 (aged 79) Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | IK Sparta, Malmö | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernst Hilding Waldemar Nilsson (10 May 1891 – 11 February 1971) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in 1920 and placed fourth-fifth in the Greco-Roman and freestyle contests in 1924. Nilsson won two world titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1913 and 1922.[2][3]
References
External links
- Ernst Nilsson at the International Wrestling Database
- Ernst Nilsson at Olympedia
- Ernst Nilsson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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World Champions in Greco-Roman light heavyweight (90 kg)
- 1910:
Hermann Buchholz (GER)
- 1911:
Alfred Asikainen (FIN)
- 1913:
Ernst Nilsson (SWE)
- 1920:
Michael Heinl (AUT)
- 1921:
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
- 1922:
Edil Rosenqvist (FIN)
- 1950:
Muharrem Candaş (TUR)
- 1953:
August Englas (URS)
- 1955:
Valentin Nikolayev (URS)
- 1958:
Rostom Abashidze (URS)
- 1961:
György Gurics (HUN)
- 1962:
Rostom Abashidze (URS)
- 1963:
Rostom Abashidze (URS)
- 1965:
Valery Anisimov (URS)
- 1966:
Boyan Radev (BUL)
- 1967:
Nikolay Yakovenko (URS)
- 1969:
Aleksandr Yurkevich (URS)
- 1970:
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
- 1971:
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
- 1973:
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
- 1974:
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
- 1975:
Valery Rezantsev (URS)
- 1977:
Frank Andersson (SWE)
- 1978:
Stoyan Nikolov (BUL)
- 1979:
Frank Andersson (SWE)
- 1981:
Igor Kanygin (URS)
- 1982:
Frank Andersson (SWE)
- 1983:
Igor Kanygin (URS)
- 1985:
Mike Houck (USA)
- 1986:
Andrzej Malina (POL)
- 1987:
Vladimir Popov (URS)
- 1989:
Maik Bullmann (GDR)
- 1990:
Maik Bullmann (GDR)
- 1991:
Maik Bullmann (GER)
- 1993:
Gogi Koguashvili (RUS)
- 1994:
Gogi Koguashvili (RUS)
- 1995:
Hakkı Başar (TUR)
- 1910: 85 kg
- 1911: 83 kg
- 1913–1922: 82.5 kg
- 1950–1961: 87 kg
- 1962–1967: 97 kg
- 1969–1995: 90 kg
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