Håkon Øverby (5 December 1941 – 10 November 2021) was a Norwegian
sport wrestler
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the s ...
.
Øverby was born in
Oslo
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 sports club
SK av 1909
Sportsklubben av 1909, often shortened as Sp-09 or Sportsklubben, is a Norwegian sports club from Oslo, founded in 1909. It has sections for amateur boxing and amateur wrestling, and has had several Olympians on its books.
History
It was founde ...
. He participated in the
87 kg weight class (middleweight) in
wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
Participating ...
, where he exited after the fourth round. He then finished fifth at the
1968 European Wrestling Championships and fifth at the
1969 World Wrestling Championships
The 1969 World Wrestling Championships were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina
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. He then participated in the
90 kg weight class (light-heavyweight) in
wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
Participating natio ...
, where he finished fifth overall.
He took eleven national championships (eight in light heavyweight) between 1963 and 1976.
References
External links
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Håkon Øverby's obituary
1941 births
2021 deaths
Sportspeople from Oslo
Middleweight boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Norwegian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers of Norway
20th-century Norwegian people
21st-century Norwegian people
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