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Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight was a freestyle wrestling event held as part of the Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing from 79 to 87 kilograms. Results Source: Official results; Wudarski Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal round As Wilson, Westergren, Hutmacker, and Mylläri declined to compete, Charles Courant Charles Courant (14 April 1896 – 26 June 1982) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp where he won a silver medal. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris ... was awarded the bronze medal. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vélodrome D'Hiver
The Vélodrome d'Hiver (, ''Winter Velodrome''), colloquially Vel' d'Hiv', was an indoor bicycle racing cycle track and stadium (velodrome) on rue Nélaton, not far from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. As well as a Track cycling, cycling track, it was used for ice hockey, basketball, wrestling, boxing, roller-skating, circuses, bullfighting, spectaculars, and demonstrations. It was the first permanent indoor track in France and the name persisted for other indoor tracks built subsequently. In July 1942, French police, acting under orders from the German authorities in Occupied France, Occupied Paris, used the velodrome to hold thousands of Jews and others who were victims in a mass arrest. The Jews were held at the velodrome before they were moved to a concentration camp in the Parisian suburbs at Drancy internment camp, Drancy and then to the extermination camp at Auschwitz. The incident became known as the "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup, Vel' d'Hiv' Roundup" (''Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv). Origins The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Kappeler
Gustave Kappeler (born 2 August 1881, date of death unknown) was a French wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1881 births Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing {{France-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Del Genovese
Fabio Del Genovese (27 May 1902 – 6 April 1976) was an Italian wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1902 births 1976 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Italy Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Pisa 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle Westergren
Carl "Calle" Oscar Westergren (13 October 1895 – 5 August 1958) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics. He won gold medals in Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ... 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. He worked as a bus driver and had two elder brothers who also trained in wrestling. He later became a keen pigeon breeder. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Strack
Charles Strack (July 15, 1899 – May 13, 1967) was an American wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor .... He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. References 1899 births 1967 deaths Olympic wrestlers of the United States Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers People from Nyack, New York Sportspeople from New York (state) People from Spring Valley, New York {{US-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Roth
Fritz Roth was a Swiss wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References 1900 births Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for Switzerland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swiss male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poul Hansen (sport Wrestler)
Poul Henrik Peder Hansen (20 October 1891 – 29 October 1948) was a Danish wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ubberud, Odense Municipality and died in Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest .... In 1920 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition after winning the final of the silver medal round against Edward Willkie. Four years later he competed in the Greco-Roman heavyweight event as well as in the freestyle wrestling light-heavyweight class but was not able to win a medal. References External links * 1891 births 1948 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Denmark Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Danish male sport wre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Lay
Victor Lay (26 August 1897 – 1 March 1979) was a British wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1897 births 1979 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers People from Eye, Suffolk {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iisak Mylläri
Iisak Mylläri (15 December 1894 – 23 October 1967) was a Finnish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References 1894 births 1967 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hutmacker
Joseph Hutmacker (born 1892, date of death unknown) was a Belgian wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References 1892 births Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Belgian male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Svensson (wrestler)
Johan Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (27 March 1899 – 4 December 1978) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ... in four freestyle and Greco-Roman events in total, and won a gold or silver medal in each of them. Svensson was most successful in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight category, in which he won two European titles in 1925 and 1933, seven national titles in 1926–36, two silver medals at the world championships, and three at the European Championships. A firefighter by profession, Svensson also played minor roles in several Swedish movies between 1934 and 1952. In 2005 he was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Del Genovese
Fabio Del Genovese (27 May 1902 – 6 April 1976) was an Italian wrestler. He competed in the freestyle light heavyweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... References External links * 1902 births 1976 deaths Olympic wrestlers of Italy Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Pisa 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
