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Gösta Andersson

1917 - 1975

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Erik Gösta Andersson (15 February 1917 – 12 September 1975), known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. In the 1948 final against Miklós Szilvási Andersson cut his eyebrow while leading 3:0. The referee allowed the bout to continue despite strong bleeding, and Andersson won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gösta Andersson is the 849th most popular athlete (down from 690th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 767th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gösta Andersson ranks 849 out of 6,025. Before him are Ernesto Formenti, Ilmar Kullam, Ingrid Auerswald, Jüri Tamm, Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, and Paul Martin. After him are Antero Kivi, Émile Mercier, Hans Haas, Annette Rogers, Yvette Williams, and André Gaboriaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Gösta Andersson ranks 249. Before him are Rudolf Gnägi, John Berry, Odd Lundberg, Kamal Ranadive, Melville Shavelson, and Charles Sibley. After him are Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, Edgar Barth, Joseph Wresinski, and Nils Karlsson. Among people deceased in 1975, Gösta Andersson ranks 182. Before him are Max Lorenz, Manuel Seoane, Lajos Steiner, Fritz Wotruba, Arthur Bliss, and Moe Howard. After him are Sigmund Haringer, Javier Ambrois, Gabriel Aresti, Erzsébet Schaár, Piero Dusio, and Niginho.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Andersson ranks 753 out of 1,879. Before him are Jonny Nilsson (1943), Magdalena Forsberg (1967), Anja Pärson (1981), Ola Brunkert (1946), Jeffrey Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (1948), and Christian Lundeberg (1842). After him are Kurt Svensson (1927), Elis Wiklund (1909), Jörgen Persson (1966), Göran Tunström (1937), Gertrud Adelborg (1853), and Nils Rosén (1902).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Gösta Andersson ranks 43. Before him are Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), John Svanberg (1881), William Grut (1914), John Eke (1886), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), and Magdalena Forsberg (1967). After him are Bo Ekelund (1894), Irma Johansson (1932), Gustaf Weidel (1890), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Georg Åberg (1893), and Birger Sörvik (1879).

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