Emil Westerlund (6 February 1887 – 18 February 1964) was a Finnish

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

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

, and was the brother of

Edvard Westerlund Edvard Vilhelm "Eetu" Westerlund (1 February 1901 – 7 December 1982) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. 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 meda ...

and Kalle Westerlund. He competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he shared the fifth place in the light-heavyweight class,

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

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* 1887 births 1964 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Uusimaa {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub