Edvard Westerlund

Finnish wrestler

Edvard Westerlund

Personal information

Born

(1901-02-01)1 February 1901
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

Died

7 December 1982(1982-12-07) (aged 81)
Helsinki, Finland

Height

174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

68–87 kg (150–192 lb)

Sport

Greco-Roman wrestling

Club

Helsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Finland
Olympic Games
	1924 Paris	75 kg
	1928 Amsterdam	67.5 kg
World Championships
	1921 Helsinki	67.5 kg
	1922 Stockholm	75 kg
European championships
	1933 Helsinki	79 kg

Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.^[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1924 and a bronze in 1928. He collected the same pair of medals at the world championships in 1921–22.^[2] Domestically Westerlund competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and won three titles: in 1927 in Greco-Roman lightweight, in 1929 in freestyle lightweight and in 1936 in Greco-Roman light-heavyweight. His brothers Kalle and Emil were also Olympic wrestlers.^[3]

References

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^ "Edvard Westerlund". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.