Axel Cadier

Axel Cadier
Personal information
Born13 September 1906
Varberg, Sweden
Died29 October 1974 (aged 68)
Göteborg, Sweden
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubBorås AK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Greco-Roman 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles Greco-Roman 79 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1933 Helsinki Greco-Roman 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 1935 Copenhagen Greco-Roman 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1937 Munich Freestyle 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1938 Tallinn Greco-Roman 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 1935 Brussels Freestyle 87 kg

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]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Axel Cadier". Swedish Olympic Committee.