Reidar Merli (1 April 1917 – 29 December 2007) was a Norwegian wrestler. He was born in Aurskog-Høland, and represented the club Kolbotn IL. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he placed sixth (shared), and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he placed fifth.[1]

Reidar Merli
Personal information
Born(1917-04-01)1 April 1917
Aurskog-Høland, Norway
Died29 December 2007(2007-12-29) (aged 90)
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubKolbotn IL

He won a silver medal in bantam weight at the 1947 European Wrestling Championships.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Reidar Merli". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Reidar Merli". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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