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Gösta Andersson

1917 - 1975

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gösta Andersson has received more than 2,711 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gösta Andersson is the 364th most popular athlete, the 613th most popular biography from Sweden and the 16th most popular Swedish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gösta Andersson ranks 364 out of 3,059. Before him are John Thomas, Martin Lundström, Frank Loomis, Nawal El Moutawakel, Allen Woodring, and Ioannis Theodoropoulos. After him are Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Nick Winter, Frank Shorter, Erik Lundqvist, Józef Szmidt, and Giulio Gaudini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Gösta Andersson ranks 198. Before him are I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Otto Glória, Lev Kerbel, Isuzu Yamada, Fadwa Tuqan, and Phyllis Diller. After him are R. G. Armstrong, Tofig Guliyev, Virginia Grey, Larry O'Brien, Fidel Sánchez Hernández, and José Perácio. Among people deceased in 1975, Gösta Andersson ranks 159. Before him are Nilo Murtinho Braga, Alf Andersen, Piero Dusio, Max Gluckman, Rod Serling, and Fritz Wotruba. After him are James Blish, Mascha Kaléko, Bas Jan Ader, Valeri Popenchenko, Larry Fine, and Dave Alexander.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gösta Andersson ranks 613 out of 1,612. Before him are Jörgen Persson (1966), Thomas Wassberg (1956), Sven Nilsson (1787), Carl Swartz (1858), Martin Lundström (1918), and Jan Arnald (1963). After him are Hans Alfredson (1931), Oscar von Sydow (1873), Erik Lundqvist (1908), Gustaf Åkerhielm (1833), Arne Selmosson (1931), and Pia Sundhage (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Sweden

Among athletes born in Sweden, Gösta Andersson ranks 16. Before him are Henrik Sjöberg (1875), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), Erik Abrahamsson (1898), Henry Eriksson (1920), Lars Hall (1927), and Martin Lundström (1918). After him are Erik Lundqvist (1908), Karl-Erik Nilsson (1922), Patrik Sjöberg (1965), Nils Hellsten (1885), Sven-Olov Sjödelius (1933), and Gunnar Sköld (1894).

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