Edvard Westerlund

{{Short description|Finnish wrestler (1901–1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name = Edvard Westerlund

|image = Edvard Westerlund.jpg

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|caption =

| height = 174 cm

|weight = 68–87 kg

|birth_date = {{birth date|1901|2|1|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire

|death_date = {{death date and age|1982|12|7|1901|2|1|df=yes}}

|death_place = Helsinki, Finland

|sport=Greco-Roman wrestling

|event=

|club=Helsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki

|alma_mater=

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's Greco-Roman wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold| 1924 Paris | 75 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 1928 Amsterdam | 67.5 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1922 Stockholm| 75 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1921 Helsinki| 67.5 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1933 Helsinki| 79 kg}}

}}

Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58013 |title=Edvard Westerlund |work=Olympedia |access-date=9 December 2021}} 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. 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.