Torbjörn Kornbakk

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Torbjörn Kornbakk
Personal information
Full nameTorbjörn Jarle Kornbakk
Born (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 58)
Göteborg, Sweden
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 74 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Tampere 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Poznan74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Kouvola74 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Oulu74 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Aschaffenburg 74 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Athens 74 kg

Torbjörn Jarle Kornbakk (born 28 May 1965) is a Swedish former wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the welterweight (74 kg) event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he came in 10th in the same event. [1] He was a two time European Wrestling Championships gold medalist (1990 and 1997), and at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships won a bronze medal. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torbjörn Kornbakk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Full name: Torbjörn Jarle Kornbakk
  2. "Torbjörn Kornbakk". SOK.se. Swedish Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 December 2018.