Ivar Böhling

Ivar Böhling

Personal information
Born	10 September 1889 Ingå, Finland
Died	12 January 1929 (aged 39) Vyborg, Finland (today in Russia)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Viipurin Voimailijat, Vyborg
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Light heavyweight

Ivar Theodor Böhling[1] (10 September 1889 – 12 January 1929) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against the other finalist, the Swedish wrestler Anders Ahlgren, before it was declared a draw. The judges refused to award a gold medal, stating that the champion had to have won the final match. Thus, they both were given second place, and no gold medal was awarded.[3]

Böhling won the 1914 Unofficial European title in the light-heavyweight division and four national titles: two in light-heavyweight (1911 and 1913) and two in heavyweight (1915 and 1916). He then turned professional and retired in 1920.[2]

References

1. other sources spell his name Böling
2. "Ivar Böhling Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
3. "Ivar Böhling". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links

• Ivar Böhling at the International Wrestling Database
• Ivar Böhling at Olympics.com
• Ivar Böhling at databaseOlympics.com (archived)