Roland Krister Svensson (23 June 1945 – 20 March 2014) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden who won a silver medal at the 1969 World Wrestling Championships. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second round. His father Egon competed in the same event at the 1936 Olympics.

After retiring from competitions Svensson worked as a coach with Finspångs AIK. In 1993 he was awarded the Frystadsmedal for his contributions to Swedish wrestling. He was a board member of the Swedish Wrestling Federation in the early 2000s.

Roland Svensson (wrestler)

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1945 births

2014 deaths

Olympic wrestlers for Sweden

Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Swedish male sport wrestlers

World Wrestling Championships medalists

Sportspeople from Malmö

20th-century Swedish people

Roland Svensson (wrestler)