Johan Richthoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish amateur wrestler
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Place of Birth: Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
About Johan Richthoff
- Johan Cornelius "Snövit" Richthoff (30 April 1898 – 1 October 1983) was a Swedish wrestler.
- He competed in the freestyle heavyweight division at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics and won gold medals in 1928 and 1932; he shared fourth place in 1924.Richthoff was born to a fisherman in a family of six, and trained in football and athletics before changing to wrestling.
- Besides his Olympic medals, he won the European titles in light-heavyweight freestyle in 1929 and 1930, and in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930.
- Later that year he became the first wrestler to receive the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
- After the 1932 Olympics he wrestled professionally in the United States, and won 92 bouts out of 100, drawing 8 and losing none.
- In 1933 he returned to Sweden to prepare the national wrestling team to the 1936 Olympics, and continued to wrestle professionally until age 49.
- Richthoff was a Free Church preacher who campaigned against alcoholism.
- He was also active in music, literature and chess.
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