Gösta Valdemar Jönsson (later Frändfors, 25 November 1915 – 8 August 1973) was a

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wrestler. He competed at the

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and

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and won a bronze and a silver medal in the featherweight and lightweight freestyle divisions, respectively. He won three more medal at the European championships of 1937–1947, competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. In 1947, after becoming the European champion in the Greco-Roman 67 kg division, he was awarded the

Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal ( sv, Svenska Dagbladets guldmedalj, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury le ...

. He was born Gösta Valdemar Jönsson, and in 1941 changed his last name to Frändfors. He retired from competitions in October 1950, and in 1951 played the a minor role in the film '' Spöke på semester''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Frandfors, Gosta 1915 births 1973 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Sweden Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm