Arthur Richard Lindfors (17 March 1893 – 21 September 1977) was a Finnish

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spo ...

and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Olympics

Lindfors competed at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

in Antwerp where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''middleweight'' class."1920 Summer Olympics – Antwerp, Belgium – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008) He received a second silver medal at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

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."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008)

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* * * 1893 births 1977 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Porvoo 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub