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

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and Olympic medalist in

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Olympics

Lindfors competed at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

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where he received a silver medal in

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

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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 Sport wrestlers from Uusimaa 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub