Gustaf Vilhelm Klarén (30 March 1906 – 27 September 1984) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

. He initially could not afford traveling to the Olympics, but the inhabitants of Borås helped him by raising money. He later owned and ran a cigar store in Borås.Augustsson, Arne O
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Borås Tidning ''Borås Tidning'' is a Swedish language daily newspaper published in Borås, Sweden. History and profile ''Borås Tidning'' was established qua the Borås weckoblad on 1 September 1826. The paper has its headquarters in Borås. It had two pre ...

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* 1906 births 1984 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Sweden Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics People from Mark Municipality Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub