Axel Grönberg

Axel Grönberg
Personal information
Full nameRolf Axel Ejnar Grönberg
Nickname"Acke"
Born9 May 1918
Norberg, Sweden
Died23 April 1988 (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubBK Athén, Stockholm
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1948 LondonMiddleweight
Gold medal – first place1952 HelsinkiMiddleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 StockholmMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place1953 NaplesMiddleweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1949 IstanbulMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place1946 StockholmMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place1947 PragueMiddleweight

Rolf Axel "Acke" Ejnar Grönberg (9 May 1918 – 23 April 1988) was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler, who won the Greco-Roman middleweight division at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Grönberg was raised in Norberg, but moved to Stockholm as a teenager. There he worked as a plumber and masseur, and started wrestling following his elder brothers Fritz and Harald. Besides his Olympic medals he won a world title in 1950, three European Championship medals, as well as 16 national titles between 1944 and 1958.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Axel Grönberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Axel Grönberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
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