Anders Larsson (wrestler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Varberg, Halland County, Sweden
About Anders Larsson (wrestler)
- Anders Larsson (2 July 1892 – 4 January 1945) was a Swedish freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics.Larsson was nicknamed "Padd-Anders" for his large, paddle-like palms.
- He worked as a restaurant janitor and bouncer and consulted police forces on self-defense techniques.
- At the 1920 Olympics he rescued Köre Sörvik, a member of the Norwegian Olympic team, by stopping a man who tried to stab Sörvik with a knife in a dance club brawl.
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