Career
He worked as a bus driver and had two elder brothers who also trained in wrestling. He later became a keen pigeon breeder.
He worked as a bus driver and had two elder brothers who also trained in wrestling. He later became a keen pigeon breeder.
He won gold medals in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1920, 1924 and 1932. In 1924 he also finished sixth in freestyle wrestling. In Greco-Roman wrestling Westergren also won the world middleweight title in 1922, as well as three European titles in different weight classes: middleweight in 1925, light-heavyweight in 1930, and unlimited in 1931.
