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Kurt Elmgren

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Kurt Elmgren
Personal information
Full nameKurt-Benny Christer Elmgren
Born (1943-08-31) 31 August 1943 (age 81)[1]
Hovmantorp, Sweden[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Sweden
SportAmateur wrestling
ClubBK Enig[1]

Kurt-Benny Christer Elmgren (born 31 August 1943) is a retired Swedish freestyle wrestler. He placed fifth in the 78 kg weight division at the 1966 European Championships, and competed in the 82 kg weight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the Nordic championships in 1975 and 1976[3] and was the national wrestling champions from 1969 to 1976.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kurt Elmgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurt Elmgren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Elmgren, Kurt (SWE)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. ^ Ola Henriksson (12 November 2018) Kurt Elmgren specialist på fristilsbrottning. idrottonline.se
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