Bengt Fahlqvist

Bengt Fahlqvist
Fritz Stöckli vs. Bengt Fahlkvist (right) at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born 15 April 1922
Helgesta, Sweden
Died 7 March 2004 (aged 81)
Katrineholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Club Huddinge BK

Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (15 April 1922 – 7 March 2004) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the freestyle light-heavyweight division in 1948 and finished sixth as a Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1952. He won the European freestyle title in 1946 by beating Fritz Stöckli in the final, but lost to Stöckli in the Olympic semifinal in 1948.[1][2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Bengt Fahlqvist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. Bengt Fahlkvist. Swedish Olympic Committee


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