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Fritz Stöckli vs. Bengt Fahlkvist (right) at the 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 April 1922 Helgesta, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 2004 (aged 81) Katrineholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Huddinge BK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (also spelled Fahlkvist, 15 April 1922 – 7 March 2004) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the freestyle light-heavyweight division in 1948 and finished sixth as a Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1952. He won the European freestyle title in 1946 by beating Fritz Stöckli in the final, but lost to Stöckli in the Olympic semifinal in 1948. [1] [2]
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Fritz Stöckli vs. Bengt Fahlkvist (right) at the 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 April 1922 Helgesta, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 2004 (aged 81) Katrineholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Huddinge BK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bengt "Falan" Fahlqvist (also spelled Fahlkvist, 15 April 1922 – 7 March 2004) was a Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the freestyle light-heavyweight division in 1948 and finished sixth as a Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1952. He won the European freestyle title in 1946 by beating Fritz Stöckli in the final, but lost to Stöckli in the Olympic semifinal in 1948. [1] [2]