Frithiof Mårtensson

Swedish wrestler (1884–1956)

Frithiof Mårtensson
Personal information
Born19 May 1884
Eslöv, Sweden
Died20 June 1956 (aged 72)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height8", $4'
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Eventwrestling
ClubIK Sparta, Malmö
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London 73 kg

Folke Frithiof Martens Mårtensson (19 May 1884 – 20 June 1956) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden.[1] He won the middleweight contests at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the unofficial 1909 European Championships in Malmö.[2][3]

After 1909 Mårtensson moved to Copenhagen for training as a dental technician and in 1913 to the United States. Two years later he returned to Stockholm, where he died in 1956.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Frithiof Mårtensson". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Frithiof Mårtensson Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b Frithiof Mårtensson. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

  • Frithiof Mårtensson at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Frithiof Mårtensson at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Frithiof Mårtensson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)Edit on Wikidata
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • 1908: 73 kg
  • 1912–1928: 75 kg
  • 1932–1960: 79 kg
  • 1964–1968: 87 kg
  • 1972–1996: 82 kg
  • 2000: 85 kg
  • 2004–2012: 84 kg
  • 2016: 85 kg
  • 2020–present: 87 kg


Flag of SwedenBiography icon Stub icon 2

This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Flag of SwedenBiography icon Stub icon 2

This biographical article relating to a Swedish sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e