Edvin Vesterby
Edvin Vesterby (born 23 October 1927) is a retired Swedish bantamweight wrestler. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling and won a Greco-Roman silver medal in 1956. He finished fourth in the freestyle in 1952 and in the Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960.[1] He was born in Riguldi Parish (now Noarootsi Parish), Lääne County, Estonia into a Swedish-speaking family. In 1943 he emigrated to Sweden and started wrestling in 1947 in Stockholm.[2]
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| Born | 23 October 1927 (age 92) Riguldi, Estonia | ||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm | ||||||||||
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- Edvin Vesterby. Swedish Olympic Committee
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