Edil Rosenqvist

Edil Rosenqvist
Personal information
Born(1892-12-11)11 December 1892
Degerby, Finland
Died14 September 1973(1973-09-14) (aged 80)
Helsinki, Finland
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Light heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Heavyweight

Edil Albert Rosenqvist (11 December 1892 – 14 September 1973) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

Olympics

Rosenqvist competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the light heavyweight class.[3]

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he received a silver medal in the heavyweight class.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Edil Rosenqvist Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Edil Rosenqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling" Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 August 2008)
  4. ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 August 2008)


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