 Sjölin (left) at the 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 September 1918 Lidköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 September 1992 (aged 73) Lidköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lidköpings AS | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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