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Carl Westergren

1895 - 1958

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Carl "Calle" Oscar Westergren (13 October 1895 – 5 August 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics. He won gold medals in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1920, 1924 and 1932; in 1924 he also finished sixth in freestyle wrestling. In Greco-Roman wrestling Westergren also won the world middleweight title in 1922, as well as three European titles in different weight classes: middleweight in 1925, light-heavyweight in 1930, and unlimited in 1931. He worked as a bus driver and had two elder brothers who also trained in wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Westergren is the 139th most popular wrestler (down from 58th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 595th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Carl Westergren ranks 139 out of 1,027. Before him are Lou Thesz, AJ Lee, Eino Leino, Yaşar Doğu, Akebono Tarō, and Randy Orton. After him are Anders Larsson, Bob Backlund, Erik Malmberg, Sami Zayn, Alberto Del Rio, and Voldemar Väli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Carl Westergren ranks 217. Before him are Itō Noe, Julijans Vaivods, Alexander Mikulin, Ernest Labrousse, Ngaio Marsh, and Brian Horrocks. After him are Gerald Patterson, Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Louis Calhern, Henry Gunther, Luigi Cevenini, and Jan Burgers. Among people deceased in 1958, Carl Westergren ranks 131. Before him are Henock Abrahamsson, Arvid Holmberg, Émile Delchambre, Myriam Harry, Harry Cohn, and Jesse L. Lasky. After him are W. C. Handy, Big Bill Broonzy, H. B. Warner, Nikolay Zabolotsky, Bhagwan Das, and Henri Béraud.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Carl Westergren ranks 697 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), Ture Nerman (1886), Anders Frisk (1963), Ture Rangström (1884), Gunnar Jansson (1907), and Jan Johansson (1931). After him are Gustaf Dyrssen (1891), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Anders Larsson (1892), Runer Jonsson (1916), Henry Carlsson (1917), and Jenny Berggren (1972).

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Among WRESTLERS In Sweden

Among wrestlers born in Sweden, Carl Westergren ranks 7. Before him are Ivar Johansson (1903), Johan Richthoff (1898), Rudolf Svensson (1899), Olle Anderberg (1919), Kurt Pettersén (1916), and Axel Grönberg (1918). After him are Anders Larsson (1892), Erik Malmberg (1897), Axel Cadier (1906), Bertil Antonsson (1921), Frithiof Mårtensson (1884), and Claes Johanson (1884).

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