Edvard Westerlund
Height174 cm
Weight68–87 kg
Birth date1 February 1901
Birth placeHelsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Death date7 December 1982 (aged 81)
Death placeHelsinki, Finland
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubHelsingin Atleettiklubi, Helsinki
Show-medalsyes

Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland.[1] He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1924 and a bronze in 1928. He collected the same pair of medals at the world championships in 1921–22.[2] Domestically Westerlund competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and won three titles: in 1927 in Greco-Roman lightweight, in 1929 in freestyle lightweight and in 1936 in Greco-Roman light-heavyweight. His brothers Kalle and Emil were also Olympic wrestlers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Edvard Westerlund". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ "Edvard Westerlund". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.