Thure Sjöstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thure Sjöstedt

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Åhus, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 02-May-1956

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ture Sigvard "Thure" Sjöstedt (28 August 1903 – 2 May 1956) was a Swedish wrestler.
In freestyle wrestling, he won a gold and a silver medal in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, respectively, as well as a European title in 1934.
He finished second at the 1927 European Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling.In the mid-1930s Sjöstedt turned professional and toured the United States with teammate Johan Richthoff.
He later developed alcoholism problems and was eventually found dead in his garden cottage.