Adolf Lindfors

Adolf Lindfors
Personal information
Born8 February 1879
Porvoo, Finland
Died5 May 1959 (aged 80)
Porvoo, Finland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubPorvoon Akilles
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Heavyweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1911 Helsinki +83 kg

Adolf Valentin "Adi" Lindfors (8 February 1879 – 5 May 1959) was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.[1] He competed at the 1912, where we became injured and had to withdraw, and 1920 Olympics, where he won a gold medal, aged 41. [2]

Lindfors started seriously training in sports around 1900 and won Finnish titles in weightlifting in 1903–04 and in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1905, 1910, and 1913. He placed second at the 1911 World Championships. In 1902, he founded Porvoon Akilles and headed it from 1902 to 1912.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Adolf Lindfors". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Lindfors". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.