Ture Sigvard "Thure" Sjöstedt (28 August 1903 – 2 May 1956) was a

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wrestler.

Career

In freestyle wrestling, he won a gold and a silver medal in the

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and

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, respectively, as well as a European title in 1934. He finished second at the 1927 European Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling.Thure Sjöstedt

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In the mid-1930s Sjöstedt turned professional and toured the United States with teammate

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. He later developed

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problems and was eventually found dead in his garden cottage.Thure Sjöstedt
Swedish Olympic Committee

References

1903 births 1956 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Kristianstad Municipality Sportspeople from Skåne County 20th-century Swedish people European Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub