Karl Gustav Herbert Freij (17 March 1922 – 4 August 1973) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight (−67 kg) category at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Olympics and finished in first, second and third place, respectively.Gustav Freij
sports-reference.com He missed the 1956 Games due to an injury. After retiring from competitions Freij worked at the Allhems printing plant in Malmö. He died of

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, aged 51. A memorial wrestling tournament is held in Sweden in his honor. His nephew Leif Freij also became an Olympic wrestler.

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* 1922 births 1973 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sport wrestlers from Malmö 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub