Bertil Antonsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish amateur wrestler
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Place of Birth: Trollhättan, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Bertil Antonsson
- Hans Bertil August Antonsson (19 July 1921 – 27 November 2006) was a Swedish heavyweight wrestler.
- He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling and won silver medals in 1948 and 1952.
- In 1956 he entered the Greco-Roman contest instead and finished fifth.Antonsson took up wrestling at age 14, began competing aged 17, and retired at 47.
- Besides Olympic medals he won three world, two European and 24 national titles.
- At the 1953 World Greco-Roman Championships he dominated the reigning Olympic champion Johannes Kotkas, who was 30 kg heavier than Antonsson; he won the world title and was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal later that year.In retirement, for many years Antonsson headed his native club Trollhättans and refereed wrestling competitions.
- His brother Bengt and nephew Hans were also prominent wrestlers.
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