Axel Cadier

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAxel Vilhelm Teodor•Cadier
Used nameAxel•Cadier
Other namesAlex Cadier
Born13 September 1906 in Varberg, Halland (SWE)
Died29 October 1974 in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västra Götaland (SWE)
AffiliationsBorås AK, Borås (SWE)
NOC Sweden
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

Axel Cadier started as a swimmer and switched relatively late to wrestling at the age of 21. After his victory as a middleweight at the 1933 European Championships, he moved to light-heavyweight and won the Olympics title in 1936. Cadier won three European Championships – in 1935 and 1937 in light-heavyweight Greco-Roman, and in 1938 in freestyle, also winning a freestyle silver in 1935. For nearly a decade he dominated his weight class at Swedish Championships taking a total of 11 gold (6 in Greco-Roman, 5 in freestyle). From 1940-60 he fought as a professional wrestler in North America and then became a coach, for some time for the Norwegian national team, and later working as an instructor at the French State Sports Institute.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Wrestling SWE Axel Cadier
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze
1936 Summer Olympics Wrestling SWE Axel Cadier
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold