Monty Hakansson
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Malte Sigvard Håkansson |
Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Kävlinge, Sweden | 28 October 1919
Died | 15 February 1992 | (aged 72)
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Monty Hakansson (28 October 1919 – 15 February 1992)[1] was a Swedish wrestler. He moved to Australia in 1948, becoming an Australian citizen. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman flyweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics, representing Australia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympedia – Monty Hakansson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monty Hakansson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Monty Hakansson at the International Wrestling Database
- Monty Hakansson at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 1992 deaths
- Swedish male sport wrestlers
- Australian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- People from Kävlinge Municipality
- Olympic wrestlers for Australia
- Sportspeople from Skåne County
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Swedish sport wrestler stubs
- Australian sport wrestler stubs