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Swedish wrestler (born 1927)

Edvin Vesterby
Personal information
Born23 October 1927 (1927-10-23) (age 97)
Riguldi, Estonia
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDjurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight

Edvin Vesterby (born 23 October 1927) is a retired Swedish bantamweight wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling and won a Greco-Roman silver medal in 1956. He finished fourth in the freestyle in 1952 and in the Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960. He was born in Riguldi Parish (now Noarootsi Parish), Lääne County, Estonia into a Swedish-speaking family. In 1943 he emigrated to Sweden and started wrestling in 1947 in Stockholm.

Vesterby represented Djurgårdens IF.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edvin Vesterby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. "Edvin Vesterby". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. "Edvin Vesterby". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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