Hans Antonsson
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Hans Yngve•Antonsson |
| Used name | Hans•Antonsson |
| Born | 8 November 1934 in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland (SWE) |
| Died | 2 September 2021 (aged 86 years 9 months 24 days) in Gustavsberg, Värmdö, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Measurements | 179 cm / 79 kg |
| Affiliations | Uddevalla IS, Uddevalla (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
During the 1950s and 1960s Hans Antonsson won multiple national titles in Sweden in wrestling. Antonsson mainly competed as a middleweight, winning Swedish titles in both Greo-Roman wrestling (1958, 1962, 1964, 1967), and freestyle wrestling (1957, 1959–67). At the 1960 Roma Olympics he won bronze in the freestyle middleweight competition after his final bout with Giorgi Skhirt’ladze ended in a draw. Antonsson had accumulated fewer bad points during the tournament than the Soviet wrestler, which resulted with him finishing third. His nephew Bertil was also a successful wrestler who won two Olympic silver medals.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | SWE |
Hans Antonsson | |||
| Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | SWE |
Hans Antonsson | |||
| Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | SWE |
Hans Antonsson | |||
| Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Olympic family relations
- Nephew of Bertil Antonsson