Gottfrid Svensson
{{Short description|Swedish wrestler (1889–1956)}}
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|birth_date= 13 May 1889
|birth_place= Uppsala, Sweden
| death_date = 19 August 1956 (aged 67)
| death_place =Stockholm, Sweden
| relatives = {{ubl|Jesper Turkulainen (great grandnephew)}}
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|sport=Freestyle wrestling
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|club=Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
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{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1920 Antwerp | Lightweight}}
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Gottfrid Cervantius Svensson (13 May 1889 – 19 August 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60129 |title=Gottfrid Svensson |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=13 June 2021}} He competed in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the freestyle lightweight contest in 1920. Earlier in 1913, he won a silver medal at the unofficial European Championships.
Svensson represented Djurgårdens IF.
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External links
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- {{olympics.com|gottfrid-svensson}}
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Category:Olympic wrestlers for Sweden
Category:Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Swedish male sport wrestlers
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling
Category:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Uppsala
Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen
Category:Djurgårdens IF wrestlers
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