Aage Ingvar Eriksen (5 May 1917 in Notodden – 17 June 1998 in Notodden, Telemark) was a Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Aage Eriksen
Personal information
Full nameAage Ingvar Eriksen
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1917-05-05)5 May 1917
Notodden, Norway
Died17 June 1998(1998-06-17) (aged 81)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Lightweight

Olympics

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Eriksen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[1]

National champion

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  • 10 times (Greco-Roman), between years 1937-55.
  • 2 times (freestyle wrestling), between years 1937-55.

He represented the club SK Snøgg.

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Wrestling" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)
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