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, and two bronze medals at the 2007 European Wrestling Championships in

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, and at the 2009 FILA World Championships in Herning, Denmark. Sjöberg qualified for the 120-kg category in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the

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, after winning the championship title at the World Qualification Tournament in

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. He first defeated Poland's Marek Mikulski, and Azerbaijan's Anton Botev in the first two preliminary rounds. Sjoberg eventually upset

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of the United States, a former champion at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in

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, with a surprising tactical score of 5–2, and a classification point score of 3–1, in the quarterfinal match. Following a defeat for Byers, Sjöberg fought against, and thereby lost to Cuba's

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, who emerged as the top favorite for this category, in the semi-final match, without receiving a technical score. Sjöberg qualified for the bronze medal bout, but finished in fifth place, after being defeated by Armenia's Yuri Patrikeyev, who scored three closing points in the last period to claim a medal.

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* * * * * * 1985 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Swedish male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Swedish sportsmen People from Svalöv Municipality Sport wrestlers from Skåne County {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub