Erik Gösta Andersson (15 February 1917 – 12 September 1975), known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. In the 1948 final against Miklós Szilvási Andersson cut his eyebrow while leading 3:0. The referee allowed the bout to continue despite strong bleeding, and Andersson won the gold medal. He lost to Szilvási in the 1952 Olympic final.Gösta Andersson
Swedish Olympic Committee

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* * 1917 births 1975 deaths People from Selånger Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Champions Sportspeople from Västernorrland County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub