Olle Anderberg
Personal information
Born13 September 1919
Asmundtorp, Sweden
Died26 September 2003 (aged 84)
Linköping, Sweden
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubEskilstuna GAK, Eskilstuna
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1948 London Greco-Roman 62 kg
Gold medal – first place1952 Helsinki Freestyle 67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 StockholmGreco-Roman 62 kg
Gold medal – first place1951 HelsinkiFreestyle 67 kg
Gold medal – first place1953 NaplesGreco-Roman 62 kg
Silver medal – second place1954 TokyoFreestyle 67 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1946 StockholmFreestyle 62 kg
Gold medal – first place1947 PragueGreco-Roman 62 kg
Gold medal – first place1949 IstanbulFreestyle 62 kg

Olle Henrik Martin Anderberg (13 September 1919 – 26 September 2003) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics in freestyle and Greco-Roman events and won a silver medal in the Greco-Roman featherweight in 1948 and a gold in the freestyle lightweight in 1952. Between 1942 and 1962 Anderberg won three world, two European and 27 national titles.[1][2]

Anderberg's father Frans and brother Gunnar played football in the Swedish premier division. Olle tried football too, but had a much better career in wrestling, both as a competitor and a coach. He worked with the national teams of Finland, Turkey and Iran (1957–1960), and was personally known to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olle Anderberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Olle Anderberg". Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.


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