Frank Öivind Stefan Andersson (9 May 1956 – 9 September 2018) was a Swedish wrestler and entertainer. He started inwrestling, winning several world championship gold medals as well as a bronze medal at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He later became apro wrestler with mixed success. He was also a television personality appearing on several Swedish reality and game shows.

Frank Andersson
Frank Andersson at the Swedish Sports Awards inside theStockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2014
Birth name	Frank Öivind Stefan Andersson
Born	(1956-05-09)9 May 1956 Trollhättan, Sweden[1]
Died	9 September 2018(2018-09-09) (aged 62) Stockholm,Sweden
Professional wrestling career
Ring name	Frank Andersson
Billed height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
Trained by	Brad Rheingans[1] WCW Power Plant[1]
Debut	3 May 1991[2]
Retired	2014

Frank Andersson'swrestling career included gold medals at the 1973 and 1975 Junior World Championships and as he got older he wrestled at a number ofGreco-Roman wrestling World Championships over the years.^[3] In 1977, 1979 and 1982 he won the gold medal in the 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) division.^[3] He also took the silver medal in 1978 and 1981. The pinnacle of his amateur wrestling career came in 1984 at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a bronze medal in the 90 kg weight division.^[4] In addition to his in ring achievements, Andersson was awarded theSvenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1977.^[5] He was inducted in the Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006.^[6]

Andersson was trained for his pro wrestling career byBrad Rheingans, a former Olympian as well, and made his debut on 3 May 1991 for theAmerican Wrestling Association, defeatingRandy Thornton, who also debuted.^[7] Within months, he went toJapan, wrestling forNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) teaming with Rheingans.^[8]

On April 8, 1993, he worked one night only for theWWE when he defeated Red Tyler in Paris, France at a European Tour show.

In 1994, he signed withWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW), based inAtlanta.^[9] Andersson would win upset victories overBooker T.,Stevie Ray andAlex Wright. He retired in 1995.^[10]

Andersson made his comeback in 2014 for STHLM, a promotion based inStockholm, Sweden. Teaming withJim Duggan in a tag match. He won the STHLM title on 6 September when he defeated Ken Malmsteen in the main event.^[11]

He was a participant onLet's Dance 2011, the Swedish version ofStrictly Come Dancing /Dancing with the Stars, where he finished second.^[12][13]

In his youth Andersson recorded the music single "Frank's Disco", the song contains music and Andersson being interviewed in the background.^[14]

Andersson also appeared in the filmGöta Kanal in 1981.^[15] He participated as a celebrity contestant onExpedition Robinson V.I.P.^[16] He also appeared on the seventh season ofMästarnas mästare; broadcast onSVT, he was the first to be eliminated.^[17]

Andersson was diagnosed withattention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2010.^[18]

In late August 2018, Andersson was admitted to hospital with heart problems.^[19] On 6 September, Andersson went through surgery. A few days later, he developed complications, and on 9 September 2018, he died at the age of 62.^{[19][20][21][22]}

• STHLM Wrestling
  • STHLM Wrestling Championship (1 time)^[23][24]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #115 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in thePWI 500 in 1994^[25][26]

• Frank Andersson at the International Wrestling Database 
• Frank Andersson at CageMatch worker 
• Frank Andersson atOlympics.com 
• Frank Andersson at theSwedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish) 
• Frank Andersson atOlympedia 
• Frank Andersson atIMDb