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Einar Råberg

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Einar Råberg
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born(1890-07-26)26 July 1890
Kalmar, Sweden
Died2 January 1957(1957-01-02) (aged 66)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportFencing, Wrestling

Einar Råberg (26 July 1890 – 2 January 1957) was a Swedish fencer and wrestler.[1] As a fencer, he competed in the individual épée event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

After his active career as an athlete, his organizational skills made him chairman in a variety of Swedish and international sports federations.[3] Being especially fond of wrestling, he was elected the first president of the Swedish Wrestling Federation 1920[3] and also the first president of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF), which was later renamed International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, after its creation in Lausanne 1921.[4] After resigning from the position 1924, he later continued as vice president of the same organization 1930 to 1948.[3] He was a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) 1924 to 1948 and chairman of the Swedish Sports Confederation 1939 to 1951.[3]

Einar Råberg represented Sweden as flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics[5] and as "Chef de Mission" in the 1948 Winter Olympics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Einar Råberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Einar Råberg Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Lindroth, Jan. "Einar Råberg". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (SBL). 31: 147. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ^ "FILA – Origins and history". International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Svenska fanbärare". Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Swedish Olympic Team – Sochi 2014" (PDF). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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