Sven Martinsen (28 September 1900 – 9 September 1968) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 ...

. He was born in

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, and represented the Sarpsborg club

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. He won a gold medal in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

at the 1929 European Wrestling Championships, a silver medal in 1930 and a bronze medal in 1933. He competed at the

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and

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

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1900 births 1968 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Norway Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Norwegian male sport wrestlers 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-wrestling-bio-stub