 Martin Lidberg during the Swedish Sports Awards of January 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Sweden |
| Born | (1973-02-01)February 1, 1973 (age 53) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sport | amateur wrestling |
Martin Johan Lidberg (born 1 February 1973) is a Swedish former professionalwrestler. He is a world champion, two-time European champion as well as 19-time Swedish champion. He has competed in the olympics three times (last time inAthens). In 2007 he wonLet's Dance 2007 inSweden together with his dancing partnerCecilia Ehrling, defeatingTobbe Blom, host ofIdol 2005. Lidberg and Ehrling represented Sweden in theEurovision Dance Contest 2007, where they placed 14th.
Lidberg defeated MMA fighterDan Henderson at the 1996 Olympics.
In the 2004 Olympic Games inAthens, he failed to qualify for the Wrestling semi-finals when he was beaten byRussian wrestlerGogi Koguashvili. He decided to retire from wrestling at the conclusion of the 2004 Olympics.
In 2017, he participated inMästarnas mästare, and won.[1]
Lidberg participates inBahador Shahidi's documentary filmJimmy the Wrestler (2021) about his younger brother, fellow wrestlerJimmy Lidberg.[2]
His son,Isac Lidberg, is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward for2. Bundesliga clubDarmstadt 98 and theSweden national team.[3]
| Preceded by Måns Zelmerlöw & Maria Karlsson | Let's Dance winner Season 2 (2007 with Cecilia Erling) | Succeeded by Tina Nordström & Tobias Karlsson |
