Axel Cadier

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Axel Cadier

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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Axel Cadier
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Born13 September 1906
Varberg, Sweden
Died29 October 1974 (aged 68)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubBorås AK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Greco-Roman 87 kg
1932 Los Angeles Greco-Roman 79 kg
World Championships
1933 Helsinki Greco-Roman 79 kg
1935 Copenhagen Greco-Roman 87 kg
1937 Munich Freestyle 87 kg
1938 Tallinn Greco-Roman 87 kg
1935 Brussels Freestyle 87 kg
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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]

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