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May 19, 1919 Sunne, Värmland County, Sweden Died on 20 Sep 2011 (aged 92)
Swedish weightlifter
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About Arvid Andersson Weightlifter
- Olov Arvid Andersson (19 May 1919 – 20 September 2011) was a Swedish weightlifter who competed at two editions of the summer Olympic Games.
- At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London he finished 13th in a field of 23 competitors in the men's featherweight event and 12th among 24 participants in the lightweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
- Born in Sunne, Sweden, he was a member of Kristinehamns ABK and won gold medals at the 1947 and 1949 editions of the European Weightlifting Championships in the feather and lightweight categories respectively.
- He captured an additional gold medal at the 1946 World Weightlifting Championships in the featherweight tournament and a bronze medal at the 1949 edition in the lightweight category.
- He was awarded the 1946 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal for his victory at the World Championships.
- He died on 20 September 2011 in Kristinehamn at the age of 92.
