# Edvard Westerlund

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**Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund** (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a [Greco-Roman wrestler](/source/Greco-Roman_wrestler) from [Finland](/source/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](/source/Kalle_Westerlund) and [Emil](/source/Emil_Westerlund) were also Olympic wrestlers.[3]

## References

1. ["Edvard Westerlund"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58013). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

1. [Vesterlund, Edvard Vilhelm (FIN)](https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=E573FA263A5E49A19E95F87C6C51B558). iat.uni-leipzig.de

1. ["Edvard Westerlund"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/edvard-westerlund-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/edvard-westerlund-1.html) on 17 April 2020.

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