Edvin Mattiasson

Berndt Edvin Mattiasson (16 or 18 April 1890 – 15 March 1975) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Edvin Mathiasson
Personal information
Born(1890-04-16)16 April 1890
Trelleborg, Sweden
Died15 March 1975(1975-03-15) (aged 84)
Malmö, Sweden
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling

His official records were mixed up, listing his birth date either as 16 or 18 April. They also named him Mathiasson, while he called himself Mattiasson through most of his life. In 1916 he married Selma Karolina, a woman one year his elder who survived him by 12 years.[2]

References

  1. Edvin Mathiasson. sports-reference.com
  2. Edvin Mattiasson. Swedish Olympic Committee


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