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Edvīns Bietags

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Edvīns Bietags
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Light heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Rome Light heavyweight

Edvīns Bietags (28 February 1908, in Rūjiena – 29 September 1983, in Jūrmala) was a Latvian wrestler and Olympic medalist.

Edvīns competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and won a silver medal in Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight wrestling.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edvīns Bietags". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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