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Martin Johan Egeberg (7 December 1896 – 8 February 1977) was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in three Summer Olympics.
He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. Competing in the featherweight division, he had success at the 1922 World Wrestling Championships where he won a silver medal, and the 1927 European Wrestling Championships where he won a bronze. He also finished eighth at the 1924 Summer Olympics and fourteenth at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] He took three Norwegian national titles between 1926 and 1928.[2]
References
- ^ "Martin Egeberg". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eg/martin-egeberg-1.html. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Martin Egeberg" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Martin_Egeberg. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
Categories:- 1896 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Oslo
- Norwegian sport wrestlers
- Featherweight boxers
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of Norway
- Norwegian sportspeople stubs
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