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Anders Larsson

1892 - 1945

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Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Larsson was nicknamed "Padd-Anders" for his large, paddle-like palms. He worked as a restaurant janitor and bouncer and consulted police forces on self-defense techniques. At the 1920 Olympics he rescued Köre Sörvik, a member of the Norwegian Olympic team, by stopping a man who tried to stab Sörvik with a knife in a dance club brawl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anders Larsson is the 140th most popular wrestler (up from 151st in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 879th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Anders Larsson ranks 140 out of 1,027. Before him are AJ Lee, Eino Leino, Yaşar Doğu, Akebono Tarō, Randy Orton, and Carl Westergren. After him are Bob Backlund, Erik Malmberg, Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, Voldemar Väli, and Tevfik Kış.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Anders Larsson ranks 224. Before him are Mirabehn, Ludwig Berger, Fedir Bohatyrchuk, Vilmos Apor, Valerio Arri, and Grigory Shajn. After him are Yuen Ren Chao, Noël Roquevert, Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, Mykola Kulish, and Eddie Cantor. Among people deceased in 1945, Anders Larsson ranks 281. Before him are Pierre Cérésole, Arthur Tell Schwab, Maurice Sachs, Dobri Bozhilov, Vilmos Apor, and Ferenc Csik. After him are Bruno Frank, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Alexander Fersman, Reynold A. Nicholson, and Ragnar Östberg.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anders Larsson ranks 700 out of 1,879. Before him are Ture Rangström (1884), Gunnar Jansson (1907), Jan Johansson (1931), Carl Westergren (1895), Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), and Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659). After him are Runer Jonsson (1916), Henry Carlsson (1917), Jenny Berggren (1972), Erik Malmberg (1897), Gunnar Fischer (1910), and Ewa Aulin (1950).

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Among WRESTLERS In Sweden

Among wrestlers born in Sweden, Anders Larsson ranks 8. Before him are Johan Richthoff (1898), Rudolf Svensson (1899), Olle Anderberg (1919), Kurt Pettersén (1916), Axel Grönberg (1918), and Carl Westergren (1895). After him are Erik Malmberg (1897), Axel Cadier (1906), Bertil Antonsson (1921), Frithiof Mårtensson (1884), Claes Johanson (1884), and Knut Fridell (1908).

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