Axel Vilhelm Teodor Cadier (13 September 1906 – 29 October 1974) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman events at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively.[1][2]

Axel Cadier
Personal information
Born13 September 1906
Varberg, Sweden
Died29 October 1974 (aged 68)
Göteborg, Sweden
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubBorås AK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Greco-Roman 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles Greco-Roman 79 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1933 Helsinki Greco-Roman 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 1935 Copenhagen Greco-Roman 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1937 Munich Freestyle 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 1938 Tallinn Greco-Roman 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 1935 Brussels Freestyle 87 kg

Cadier first trained in swimming and boxing, but changed to wrestling at the age 21. Besides his Olympic medals he won four European and 11 national titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling (1934–1942; 6 in Greco-Roman, 5 in freestyle). In the 1940s–1950s he wrestled professionally in North America. After that he trained the Norwegian national team and worked as an instructor at the French State Sports Institute.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Axel Cadier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Axel Cadier". Swedish Olympic Committee.
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