Rudolf Svensson

Rudolf Svensson
	Rudolf Svensson in 1928
Personal information
Born	27 March 1899; Västra Götaland, Sweden
Died	4 December 1978 (aged 79); Stockholm, Sweden
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	Fire Brigade Stockholm
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
World Championships
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler.^[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in four freestyle and Greco-Roman events in total, and won a gold or silver medal in each of them.^[2]

Svensson was most successful in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight category, in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933, seven national titles in 1926–36, two silver medals at the world championships, and three at the European Championships. A firefighter by profession, Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Rudolf Svensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Svensson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
^ Rudolf Svensson. Swedish Olympic Committee