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Viking Palm

Full name: Bror Viking Palm
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11" (181 cm)
Weight: 192 lbs (87 kg)
Born: October 13, 1923 in Broby, Östra Göinge, Skåne, Sweden
Died: January 15, 2009 in Täby, Stockholm, Sweden
Affiliations: GAK Enighet, Malmö (SWE) / Eslövs AIF, Eslöv (SWE) / BK Viking, Broby, Östra Göinge (SWE)
Country: SWE Sweden
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Viking Palm had the following finishes at major championships – 1951 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd); 1954 World Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd); 1949 European Championship: 87.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle Sweden SWE 1 Gold
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle Sweden SWE AC
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle Sweden SWE 4

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result MMR/RE BP MR RE
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Final Standings 1 1952-07-20 2-0
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Final Round Match #1 1 1952-07-23 Palm (SWE) decision (2-1), Atan (TUR)
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Five 1T 1952-07-23 4
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Five Match #2 1 1952-07-23 Palm (SWE) decision (2-1), Englas (URS) 1
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Four 1T 1952-07-23 3
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Four Match #1 1 1952-07-23 Palm (SWE) decision (2-1), Zandi (IRI) 1
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three 2T 1952-07-22 2
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three Match #2 1 1952-07-22 Palm (SWE) decision (3-0), Wittenberg (USA) 1
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two 2T 1952-07-21 1
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two Match #2 1 1952-07-21 Palm (SWE) fall (2:28), Padron (VEN) 0
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One 4T 1952-07-20 1
1952 Summer 28 Helsinki Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One Match #1 1 1952-07-20 Palm (SWE) decision (3-0), Coote (AUS) 1
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Final Standings AC 1956-11-28 6 Eliminated r3/7
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three 7 1956-11-30 6
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three Match #4 2 1956-11-30 Atan (TUR) decision (2-1), Palm (SWE) 2
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two 6T 1956-11-29 4
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two Match #4 1 1956-11-29 Palm (SWE) decision (3-0), Blair (USA) 1
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One 7T 1956-11-28 3
1956 Summer 33 Melbourne Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One Match #5 2 1956-11-28 Kulayev (URS) decision (3-0), Palm (SWE) 3
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Final Round Match #1 1T 1960-09-06 Albul (URS) draw, Palm (SWE)
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Five 3T 1960-09-06 6
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Five Match #2 2 1960-09-06 Atlı (TUR) decision, Palm (SWE) 3
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Four 2 1960-09-05 3
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Four Match #3 1 1960-09-05 Palm (SWE) decision, Singh (IND) 1
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three 2T 1960-09-03 2
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Three Match #4 1 1960-09-03 Palm (SWE) decision, Marcucci (ITA) 1
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two 2T 1960-09-02 1
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round Two Match #4 1 1960-09-02 Palm (SWE) fall (7:44), Gurics (HUN) 0
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One 5T 1960-09-01 1
1960 Summer 36 Roma Wrestling Sweden SWE Round One Match #4 1 1960-09-01 Palm (SWE) decision, Rauchbach (GER) 1