# Johan Edman

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{{Short description|Swedish policeman and tug of war competitor}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=
|image=Johan Viktor Edman, Stockholm 1912.jpg
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|caption=Edman at the 1912 Olympics
|birth_date=29 March 1875 
|birth_place= Långserud, [Säffle](/source/S%C3%A4ffle), Sweden
|death_date= 19 August 1927 (aged 52)
|death_place= Norra Ny, [Torsby](/source/Torsby), Sweden 
| height = 
| weight = 
| sport = [Tug of war](/source/Tug_of_war)
| club = Stockholmspolisens IF
| retired=
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalGold|[1912 Stockholm](/source/1912_Summer_Olympics) | [Team competition](/source/Tug_of_war_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics)}}
}}

'''Johan Viktor Edman''' (29 March 1875 – 19 August 1927) was a Swedish policeman who won a gold medal in the [tug of war](/source/tug_of_war) competition at the [1912 Summer Olympics](/source/1912_Summer_Olympics).<ref name=sr/><ref name=sok/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18125 |title=Johan Edman |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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<ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/johan-edman-1.html Johan Edman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108181448/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/johan-edman-1.html |date= 8 November 2014 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
<ref name=sok>[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/johan-viktor-edman.html Johan Viktor Edman]. Swedish Olympic Committee</ref>
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Category:1875 births
Category:1927 deaths
Category:Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Category:Olympic medalists in tug of war
Category:Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:People from Säffle Municipality

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