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Mikael Ljungberg

Swedish amateur wrestler (1970–2004)

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Born
13 June 1970, Gothenburg
Died
17 November 2004, Mölndal
Citizenship
Sweden
Sport
Greco-Roman wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
97 kg (214 lb)

Mikael Ljungberg (13 June 1970 – 17 November 2004) was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. He competed for Örgryte IS's wrestling section.

Ljungberg was one of the most successful Swedish wrestlers ever. He won World Championship gold medals in 1993 and 1995, European Championship gold medals in 1995 and 1999, and an Olympic gold medal in 2000.

In the summer of 2004, the Complete Book of the Olympics 2004 edition wrongly reported Mikael Ljungberg had been suspended in 1994 for using a banned performance-enhancing drug. This was silently corrected in the 2008 edition of the same book.

Just before his death he was appointed manager of the sport section for the Swedish Wrestling Federation, an office he would have entered on 1 January 2005.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 100 kg3rd place (bronze)
wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 97 kg1st place (gold)

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1933004 (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.