Torsten Anderson

Torsten Reinhold "Tom" Anderson (né Andersson, 9 February 1904 – 19 December 1986) was a New Zealand wrestler who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Tom Anderson

Personal information
Birth name	Torsten Reinhold Andersson
Born	9 February 1904 Sollefteå, Sweden
Died	19 December 1986 (aged 82)
Spouse(s)	Irene Cory ​ (m. 1934)​
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Wrestling

Biography

Born in Sollefteå, Sweden, on 9 February 1904, Anderson was the son of Johan Reinhold Andersson and Fanny Sofia Hägglund.[1][2]

Anderson began wrestling in 1925 when he met Anton Koolmann at the latter's newly established wrestling school in Sydney, Australia.[3] The pair would later reconnect in Wellington after both had moved to New Zealand.[3]

Anderson became a naturalised New Zealand citizen on 12 January 1938,[4] less than a month before the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. At those games, he competed in the freestyle wrestling light-heavyweight (90 kg) division, finishing in fourth place.[5][6][7]

Anderson died on 19 December 1986, and he was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch.[8]

References

1. "Death search: registration number 1986/47765". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. "Sweden, indexed birth records, 1859–1943". Ancestry.com Operations. 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. "Amateur wrestling test". Evening Post. 17 April 1937. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
4. "New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
5. "Torsten Anderson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
6. "Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Wrestling – Freestyle – 90kg – Men". Retrieved 11 October 2017.
7. "Empire Games: New Zealand team". The Advocate. 7 January 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2017.