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Swedish wrestler (1922?1973)
Gustav Freij
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Gustav_Freij_1952.jpg/220px-Gustav_Freij_1952.jpg) Gustav Freij in 1952
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Born
| 17 March 1922
Malmo
, Sweden
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Died
| 4 August 1973 (aged 51)
Malmo, Sweden
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Height
| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
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Weight
| 67 kg (148 lb)
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Sport
| Greco-Roman wrestling
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Club
| IK Sparta, Malmo
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Karl Gustav Herbert Freij
(17 March 1922 ? 4 August 1973) was a
Swedish
wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight (?67 kg) category at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and finished in first, second and third place, respectively.
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He missed the 1956 Games due to an injury.
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After retiring from competitions Freij worked at the Allhems printing plant in Malmo. He died of
ALS
, aged 51.
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A memorial wrestling tournament is held in Sweden in his honor. His nephew
Leif Freij
also became an Olympic wrestler.
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References
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Gustav Freij
. sports-reference.com
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"Gustav Freij"
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sok.se
. Retrieved
27 April
2024
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"Gustaf Freij dod"
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Dagens Nyheter
. 7 August 1973.
Spartabrottaren [...] led av en sallsynt och obotlig sjukdom som yttrar sig i muskelfortvining.
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- 1908:
66.5 kg
- 1912?1928:
67.5 kg
- 1932?1936:
66 kg
- 1948?1960:
67 kg
- 1964?1968:
70 kg
- 1972?1996:
68 kg
- 2000:
69 kg
- 2004?2016:
66 kg
- 2020?present:
67 kg
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