Frithiof Mårtensson
Olympic wrestler (1884–1956)
弗里肖夫·莫滕松
- Born
- 19 May 1884, Eslöv
- Died
- 20 June 1956, Stockholm
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Discipline
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
Folke Frithiof Martens Mårtensson (19 May 1884 – 20 June 1956) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He won the middleweight contests at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the unofficial 1909 European Championships in Malmö.
After 1909 Mårtensson moved to Copenhagen for training as a dental technician and in 1913 to the United States. Two years later he returned to Stockholm, where he died in 1956.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 1st place (gold) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q374845 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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