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| Born | 19 August 1910 Njurunda, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 1992 (aged 81) Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sundsvalls AIK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Per Vilhelm Rudolf "Preven" Svedberg (19 August 1910 – 24 June 1992) was a welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He won gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1935 European Championships, finishing second in 1938. Between 1934 and 1944 he won ten national titles.
After retiring from competitions Svedberg worked with the national team, first as an assistant coach, in 1945-56 under Robert Oksa, and then as the head coach from 1956 to 1972.
References
- Rudolf Svedberg. sports-reference.com
- ^ Rudolf Svedberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
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