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Frank Andersson
Full name: Frank Öivind Stefan Andersson
Nickname(s): Frankie Boy
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1" (186 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Born: May 9, 1956 in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Affiliations: SAIK, Sundsvall (SWE) / Stockholms Spårvägars GIF, Stockholm (SWE) / Lidköpings AS, Lidköping (SWE)
Country: 
Sweden
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)
Biography
Frank Andersson had the following finishes at major championships – 1977 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1979 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1982 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1981 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1985 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (6th); 1983 World Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (7th); 1976 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1978 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1979 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1981 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1977 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1980 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1982 European Championship: 90.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1975 European Championship: 82.0 kg. Greco-Roman (5th). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman | Sweden | SWE | 5 | ||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle | Sweden | SWE | 7 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman | Sweden | SWE | 4 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle | Sweden | SWE | AC | ||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman | Sweden | SWE | 3 | Bronze | |
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle | Sweden | SWE | AC |
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | BP | MR | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | 5 | 1976-07-20 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | 5 | 1976-07-23 | 6,0 | ||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | Match #3 | 2 | 1976-07-23 | Nišavić (YUG) decision (3-2), Andersson (SWE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | 4 | 1976-07-22 | 3,0 | ||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | Match #5 | 2 | 1976-07-22 | Nikolov (BUL) decision (10-4), Andersson (SWE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | 1T | 1976-07-21 | 0,0 | ||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | Match #6 | 1 | 1976-07-21 | Andersson (SWE) fall (1:32), Sarr (SEN) | 0,0 | ||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | 1T | 1976-07-20 | 0,0 | ||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | Match #6 | 1 | 1976-07-20 | Andersson (SWE) decision (25-9), Kolahi (IRI) | 0,0 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | 4 | 1980-07-20 | |||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Five | 4 | 1980-07-21 | 7,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Five | Match #2 | 2 | 1980-07-21 | Dicu (ROU) decision (3-2), Andersson (SWE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | 3 | 1980-07-21 | 4,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | Match #3 | 2 | 1980-07-21 | Kanygin (URS) decision (7-5), Andersson (SWE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | 2 | 1980-07-20 | 1,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | Match #4 | 1 | 1980-07-20 | Andersson (SWE) fall (1:45), Pitschmann (AUT) | 0,0 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | 2 | 1980-07-20 | 1,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | Match #4 | 1 | 1980-07-20 | Andersson (SWE) decision (19-0), Kwieciński (POL) | 0,0 | ||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | 7 | 1980-07-20 | 1,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | Match #3 | 1 | 1980-07-20 | Andersson (SWE) decision (16-13), Pozidis (GRE) | 1,0 | ||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | 3 | 1984-07-30 | |||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Round | Match 3/4 | 1 | 1984-08-01 | Andersson (SWE) decision (5-0), Sachs (FRG) | |||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Four | 2T | 1984-07-30 | 9,0 | ||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Four | Match #2 | 2 | 1984-07-30 | Fraser (USA) decision (4-1), Andersson (SWE) | 1,0 | ||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Three | 1 | 1984-07-30 | 15,0 | ||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Three | Match #2 | 1 | 1984-07-30 | Andersson (SWE) decision (6-2), Pozidis (GRE) | 3,0 | ||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Two | 1 | 1984-07-30 | 12,0 | ||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Two | Match #3 | 1 | 1984-07-30 | Andersson (SWE) decision (15-3), Kallos (CAN) | 4,0 | ||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round One | 1 | 1984-07-30 | 4,0 | ||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round One | Match #2 | 1 | 1984-07-30 | Andersson (SWE) fall (1:01), Rahman (IRQ) | 4,0 |
Men's Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | BP | MR | RE | CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | 7 | 1976-07-27 | ||||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Five | 6T | 1976-07-30 | 8,5 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Five | Match #2 | 2 | 1976-07-30 | Stottmeister (GDR) decision (17-6), Andersson (SWE) | 3,5 | |||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | 6T | 1976-07-30 | 5,0 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Four | Match #1 | 1 | 1976-07-30 | Andersson (SWE) decision (8-3), Paice (CAN) | 1,0 | |||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | 6T | 1976-07-29 | 4,0 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Three | Match #3 | 1 | 1976-07-29 | Andersson (SWE) fall (3:56), Neumair (FRG) | 0,0 | |||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | 9T | 1976-07-28 | 4,0 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round Two | Match #2 | 2 | 1976-07-28 | Tediashvili (URS) decision (16-2), Andersson (SWE) | 4,0 | |||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | 1T | 1976-07-27 | 0,0 | |||||
| 1976 Summer | 20 | Montréal | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | Match #1 | 1 | 1976-07-27 | Andersson (SWE) decision (32-4), Allan (GBR) | 0,0 | |||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | AC | 1984-08-07 | Eliminated r4/4 Group A | 12,0 | ||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Four | 2 | 1984-08-08 | 12,0 | |||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Four | Match #1 | 2 | 1984-08-08 | Davis (CAN) decision (8-5), Andersson (SWE) | 1,0 | |||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Three | 1 | 1984-08-07 | 13,0 | |||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Three | Match #3 | AC | 1984-08-07 | Andersson (SWE) | 0,0 | |||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Two | 1 | 1984-08-07 | 9,0 | |||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round Two | Match #3 | 1 | 1984-08-07 | Andersson (SWE) fall (1:17), Diop (SEN) | 4,0 | |||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round One | 5 | 1984-08-07 | 1,0 | |||||
| 1984 Summer | 28 | Los Angeles | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Group A - Round One | Match #3 | 2 | 1984-08-07 | Temiz (TUR) decision (6-5), Andersson (SWE) | 1,0 |
Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | RE | BP | MR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Final Standings | AC | 1980-07-28 | Withdrew r2/6 | 4,0 | |||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | 9T | 1980-07-28 | 4,0 | ||||
| 1980 Summer | 24 | Moskva | Wrestling | Sweden | SWE | Round One | Match #3 | 2 | 1980-07-28 | Puşcaşu (ROU) injury (6:46), Andersson (SWE) | 4,0 |
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