Arnie Sundberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameArne Enar "Arnie"•Sundberg
Used nameArnie•Sundberg
Born1 January 1906 in Astoria, Oregon (USA)
Died21 January 1970 in Clatskanie, Oregon (USA)
AffiliationsMultnomah AC, Portland (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Arnie Sundberg was a lightweight lifter at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Sundberg was born in Oregon to a Swedish father and Finnish mother, who emigrated to the United States via Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sundberg represented the Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, Oregon. He was AAU Champion at 148 lbs (67 kg) in 1928 and 1932, and at 165 lbs (75 kg) in 1930-31.

Sundberg worked in the railroad business in Clatskanie, Oregon, later started his own company, Arnie Sundberg & Sons. One son, Arnie, Jr., was a US Marine veteran who earned three Purple Hearts during the Vietnam War, and later established the Clatskanie Veterans Memorial in his hometown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Weightlifting USA Arnie Sundberg
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) 5