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Born | Aurskog-Høland, Norway | 1 April 1917
Died | 29 December 2007 | (aged 90)
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Sport | Wrestling |
Club | Kolbotn IL |
Reidar Merli (1 April 1917 – 29 December 2007) was a Norwegian wrestler. He was born in Aurskog-Høland, and represented the club Kolbotn IL. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he placed sixth (shared), and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he placed fifth. [1]
He won a silver medal in bantam weight at the 1947 European Wrestling Championships. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Aurskog-Høland, Norway | 1 April 1917
Died | 29 December 2007 | (aged 90)
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Club | Kolbotn IL |
Reidar Merli (1 April 1917 – 29 December 2007) was a Norwegian wrestler. He was born in Aurskog-Høland, and represented the club Kolbotn IL. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he placed sixth (shared), and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he placed fifth. [1]
He won a silver medal in bantam weight at the 1947 European Wrestling Championships. [2]