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Rudolf Svensson

1899 - 1978

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Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler and actor. 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Svensson is the 77th most popular wrestler (down from 45th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 495th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rudolf Svensson ranks 77 out of 1,027. Before him are Giant Baba, Jimmy Snuka, Ivar Johansson, Johan Richthoff, Eduard Pütsep, and Chiyonofuji Mitsugu. After him are Wade Barrett, Kevin Nash, Roddy Piper, Vladimir Kozlov, Richárd Weisz, and Dave Schultz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Rudolf Svensson ranks 168. Before him are Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Armand Salacrou, Günther Pancke, Silvestre Revueltas, Yury Olesha, and C. S. Forester. After him are Bo Lindman, Aleksandr Deyneka, Carlo Rosselli, Otto E. Neugebauer, Nevil Shute, and Aldo Nadi. Among people deceased in 1978, Rudolf Svensson ranks 127. Before him are Jerzy Kuryłowicz, Harold Abrahams, José Gonzalvo, Zivia Lubetkin, Franz Bäke, and Prince Sigismund of Prussia. After him are Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Mario Varglien, Julio Jaramillo, Leo Genn, Willy Hansen, and Edward Lindberg.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Rudolf Svensson ranks 510 out of 1,879. Before him are Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783), Erik Almlöf (1891), Johan Richthoff (1898), Jan Eliasson (1940), Emma Wiklund (1968), and Orvar Bergmark (1930). After him are Gunnar Sköld (1894), Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585), Viktor Rydberg (1828), Bertil Nordahl (1917), Bo Lindman (1899), and Alicia Vikander (1988).

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Among WRESTLERS In Sweden

Among wrestlers born in Sweden, Rudolf Svensson ranks 3. Before him are Ivar Johansson (1903), and Johan Richthoff (1898). After him are Olle Anderberg (1919), Kurt Pettersén (1916), Axel Grönberg (1918), Carl Westergren (1895), Anders Larsson (1892), Erik Malmberg (1897), Axel Cadier (1906), Bertil Antonsson (1921), and Frithiof Mårtensson (1884).

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