Gösta Andersson (wrestler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gösta Andersson (wrestler)

wrestler

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Selångers församling, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1975

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.
He lost to Szilvási in the 1952 Olympic final.