Bengt Fahlqvist

Bengt Fahlqvist
Fritz Stöckli vs. Bengt Fahlkvist (right) at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born15 April 1922
Helgesta, Sweden
Died7 March 2004 (aged 81)
Katrineholm, Sweden
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubHuddinge BK
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London 87 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1946 Stockholm 87 kg

Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (also spelled Fahlkvist, 15 April 1922 – 7 March 2004) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the freestyle light-heavyweight division in 1948 and finished sixth as a Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1952. He won the European freestyle title in 1946 by beating Fritz Stöckli in the final, but lost to Stöckli in the Olympic semifinal in 1948.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bengt Fahlkvist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Bengt Fahlkvist". Swedish Olympic Committee.


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