Kārlis Pētersons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 1903 Rūjiena, Vidzemes guberņa, Russian Empire (now Latvia) |
| Died | possibly in 1980 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation | Army officer |
| Sport | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Kārlis Pētersons (1903 – possibly in 1980) was a Latvian wrestler and army officer.
Pētersons was an officer of the Latvian Army and head of the Army Sports Club (ASK) heavy athletics department, as well as a member of ASK and Krauze Sports Club.[1]
He was the Latvian light heavy-weight (1927–1930) and heavy-weight champion in 1936 and 1937. On the European level, Pētersons' highest finish was 4th place in the European Championships in 1930 and 1931. His most notable competition was the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in Round 3.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olimpieši :: lauzties". cinas-sports.webnode.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kārlis Pētersons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Kārlis Pētersons at Olympedia
- Kārlis Pētersons at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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