Egil Uno Solsvik (12 April 1916 – 6 October 2005) was a Norwegian

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, and represented the club

IF Ørnulf Idrettsforeningen Ørnulf is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo. It has sections for amateur boxing and floorball. General history The club was founded in 1893, and was a founding member of the Norwegian Wrestling Federation. It formerly had sectio ...

. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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, where he placed sixth (shared) in his class. He won a bronze medal at the 1938 European championship. He died in California in 2005.

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* 1916 births 2005 deaths Sport wrestlers from Oslo Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Norwegian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Norway {{Norway-wrestling-bio-stub