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Ivar Böhling

Ivar Böhling

Finnish wrestler (1889–1929)

Ivar Theodor Böhling[1] (10 September 1889 – 12 January 1929) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

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He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against the other finalist, the Swedish wrestler Anders Ahlgren, before it was declared a draw. The judges refused to award a gold medal, stating that the champion had to have won the final match. Thus they both were given second place and no gold medal was awarded.[3]

Böhling won the 1914 Unofficial European title in the light-heavyweight division, and four national titles: two in light-heavyweight (1911 and 1913) and two in heavyweight (1915 and 1916). He then turned professional, and retired in 1920.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    other sources spell his name Böling
  2. [2]
    "Ivar Böhling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Ivar Böhling". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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