Hans Bertil Augustin Antonsson ( Swede Hans Bertil Augustin Antonsson ; July 19, 1921, Trollhattan , Sweden - November 27, 2006, Trollhattan) - Swedish freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time silver Olympic medalist, three-time world champion, two-time European champion, 24-time champion of Sweden (1945-1959, nine times in Greco-Roman and fifteen in freestyle wrestling). The uncle of the bronze medalist of the 1960 Olympics, Hans Antonsson [2] [3] .
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| Full name | Hans Bertil Augustin Antonsson |
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| Club | Trollhättans atletklubb |
| Date of Birth | July 19, 1921 |
| Place of Birth | Trollhattan , Sweden |
| Date of death | November 27, 2006 (aged 85) |
| Place of death | Trollhattan , Sweden |
| Growth | 188 cm. |
| Weight | 93 kg [one] |
Biography
Born in 1921, began to engage in wrestling in 1935, and three years later, at the age of 17, he already began to take part in national competitions. [four]
In 1945, for the first time won the title of champion of Sweden in wrestling. In 1946 he became the European champion in freestyle wrestling. In 1947, at the European Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling was only the seventh. He represented Sweden at the 1948 Olympics, fought in the heavy (over 87 kilograms) weight and won the silver medal of the Olympic Games, losing to 38-year-old veteran Gyula Bobis (see the table of the tournament ).
In 1949 he defended his title of the strongest in Europe. In 1950, he performed at the first post-war World Championship, which was held in Greco-Roman wrestling, and became the world champion. In 1951 he became the world champion in freestyle wrestling.
In 1952, he again took part in the Olympic Games, and again remained a silver medalist, this time losing again to veteran, 40-year-old Soviet wrestler Arsen Mekokishvili (see table of the tournament ).
In 1953 he became a two-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, defeating Johannes Kotkas himself , who had not lost a single meeting for 16 years before. [5] In 1954 he became the silver medalist of the World Championship in freestyle wrestling, again losing to Arsen Mekokishvili. In 1955, he became the silver medalist of the Greco-Roman wrestling world championship, losing to another Soviet veteran, 42-year-old Alexander Mazur .
In 1956, he competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Olympic Games and reached fifth place, see the tournament table ).
In 1960, at the age of 39, he made another attempt to win the title of Olympic champion, having returned to freestyle wrestling, but he remained only seventh (see tournament table ).
After the games he left a big sport, but he played at local level competitions until 1967. Then for many years he headed the native sports club Trollhättans Atletklubb and was an arbiter.
He died in 2006.
Notes
- ↑ https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/wrestling_conference_2017.pdf
- ↑ Bertil Antonsson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ Database | United world wrestling
- ↑ Bertil Antonsson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté
- ↑ En mästarbrottare är död | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet
Links
- Bertil Antonsson - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Bertil Antonsson - profile on International Wrestling Database