Arild Dahl

Arild Dahl (7 October 1902 – 28 March 1984) was a Norwegian sport wrestler.

Arild Dahl
Personal information
Born(1902-10-07)7 October 1902
Trondheim, Norway
Died28 March 1984(1984-03-28) (aged 81)
Narvik, Norway
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubNarvik Atletklubb
Medal record
Representing  Norway
European championships
1931 Prague Greco-Roman, 66 kg
1933 Helsinki Greco-Roman, 66 kg

He won ten national titles, won two bronze medals in European championships, and represented Norway in two Summer Olympic Games.

Career

Born in Trondheim[1] on 7 October 1902,[2] Dahl represented the club Narvik Atletklubb. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he placed sixth in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class. He also competed at the 1932 Olympics.[1] He won bronze medals at the 1931 and 1933 European Wrestling Championships.[2][3] He was Norwegian champion ten times,[3] and was awarded the Kongepokal trophy three times,[2] in 1931, 1932 and 1939.[4]

Dahl died in Narvik on 28 March 1984.[2][5]

References
  1. "Arild Dahl". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. Bryhn, Rolf. "Arild Dahl – norsk bryter". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. pp. 315–316. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  4. Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 466. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  5. "Arild Dahl". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2024.


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