Edvard Westerlund

Edvard Westerlund

Personal information
Born	1 February 1901 Helsinki, Finland
Died	7 December 1982 (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68–87 kg
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Helsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki
Medal record Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1924 Paris -75 kg 1928 Amsterdam -67.5 kg World Wrestling 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. 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

1. Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
2. "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com.