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Per Berlin

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Per Berlin
Personal information
Full namePer Gunnar Börje Berlin
Born(1921-08-01)1 August 1921
Södra Sandby, Sweden
Died22 December 2011(2011-12-22) (aged 90)
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubEskilstuna GAK, Champigny-sur-Marne
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Freestyle 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Greco-Roman 73 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Istanbul Freestyle 73 kg

Per Gunnar Börje Berlin (1 August 1921 – 22 December 2011) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 73 kg freestyle and Greco-Roman categories. He won a freestyle silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a Greco-Roman bronze in 1956.[1][2] He received another bronze medal at the 1949 European Championships, and three times finished fourth in freestyle wrestling: at the 1951 and 1954 world championships and at the 1956 Olympics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Per Berlin". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Per Berlin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Per Berlin. Swedish Olympic Committee
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