Bengt Fahlqvist
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Fritz Stöckli vs. Bengt Fahlkvist (right) at the 1948 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
15 April 1922 Helgesta, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
7 March 2004 (aged 81) Katrineholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Huddinge BK | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (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]
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- ↑ Bengt Fahlkvist. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Bengt Fahlkvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
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