Axel Vilhelm Teodor Cadier (13 September 1906 – 29 October 1974) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman events at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively.[1][2]
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| Born | 13 September 1906 Varberg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 October 1974 (aged 68) Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Borås AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cadier first trained in swimming and boxing, but changed to wrestling at the age 21. Besides his Olympic medals he won four European and 11 national titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling (1934–1942; 6 in Greco-Roman, 5 in freestyle). In the 1940s–1950s he wrestled professionally in North America. After that he trained the Norwegian national team and worked as an instructor at the French State Sports Institute.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Axel Cadier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Axel Cadier". Swedish Olympic Committee.
External links
edit- Media related to Axel Cadier at Wikimedia Commons
- Axel Cadier at the International Wrestling Database
- Axel Cadier at Olympics.com
- Axel Cadier at Olympedia
- Axel Cadier at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
