Rudolf Svedberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf Svedberg

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Sundsvall, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 24-Jun-1992

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Per Vilhelm Rudolf "Preven" Svedberg (19 August 1910 – 24 June 1992) was a welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden.
He won gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1935 European Championships, finishing second in 1938.
Between 1934 and 1944 he won ten national titles.After retiring from competitions Svedberg worked with the national team, first as an assistant coach, in 1945-56 under Robert Oksa, and then as the head coach from 1956 to 1972.