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Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, thirteen wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were six weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. The freestyle competitions were held from July 30 to August 1, 1928 and the Greco-Roman events were held from August 2 to August 5, 1928. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Participating nations 166 wrestlers from 29 nations competed. Argentina competed in wrestling for the first time. Medal table See also *List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling *List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics events 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games. The only other candidate city for the 1928 Olympics was Los Angeles, which would eventually be selected to host the Olympics four years later. In preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee reviewed the costs and revenue of the 1928 Games. The committee reported a total cost of US$1.183 million with receipts of US$1.165 million, giving a negligible loss of US$18,000, which was a considerable improvement over the 1924 Games. The United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Kyburz
Ernst Kyburz (14 August 1898 – 16 October 1983) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler who won gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ... and 1931 European Championships in the middleweight category. . sports-reference.com References External links * 1898 births 1983 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Malmberg (sport Wrestler)
Erik Malmberg (15 March 1897 – 9 May 1964) 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 Greco-Roman events and won a bronze, a silver, and a gold medal, respectively. His younger brother Algost also took part in the 1928 Games, but as a freestyle wrestler. Malmberg was a businessman by trade.Eric Malmberg Swedish Olympic Committee References External links * 1897 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Väli
Voldemar Väli (10 January 1903 – 13 April 1997) was an Estonian two-time Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Career Voldemar Väli was born in Kuressaare, on the island of Saaremaa. He began training in wrestling at age 17, and four years later competed at the 1924 Olympics, but was eliminated in a preliminary bout. In 1926 he won his first European title and established himself as a world top featherweight and later lightweight wrestler. He missed the 1932 Olympics because Estonia did not send a team due to the Great Depression, and finished out of the podium at the 1933, 1934, 1937 and 1938 European Championships; however, he earned a bronze at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. iat.uni-leipzig.de Domestically he won 19 titles between 1922 and 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Gozzi
Giovanni Gozzi (19 October 1902 – 11 August 1976) was an Italian Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Gozzi competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in the featherweight class."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 27 August 2008) He also won a bronze medal at the and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Kurt Leucht
Kurt Leucht (31 March 1903 – 2 November 1974) was a Greco-Roman wrestler 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 mo ... from Nuremberg who won an Olympic title in 1928 and a silver medal at the 1931 European Championships. FILA-official.com References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Dame
Edmond Dame (4 November 1893 – 31 August 1956) was a French wrestler. He was born in Rouvroy in Pas-de-Calais. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ... in 1928, and also competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. References External links * 1893 births 1956 deaths Sportspeople from Pas-de-Calais Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{France-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aukusti Sihvola
Aukusti Sihvola (7 March 1895 – 18 June 1947) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist. He was born in Sippola. He received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam."1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 9 April 2008) Sihvola died in Luumäki
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Johan Richthoff
Johan Cornelius "Snövit" Richthoff (30 April 1898 – 1 October 1983) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle heavyweight division at the 1924, 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ... and 1932 Summer Olympics and won gold medals in 1928 and 1932; he shared fourth place in 1924. Richthoff was born to a fisherman in a family of six, and trained in football and athletics before changing to wrestling. Besides his Olympic medals, he won the European titles in light-heavyweight freestyle in 1929 and 1930, and in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930. Later that year he became the first wrestler to receive the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. After the 1932 Olympics he wrestled professionally in the United States, and won 92 bouts out of 100, drawing 8 and losing none ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Lefèbre
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the ' List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldier and diplomat, one of the principal commanders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Bögli
Arnold Bögli (born 31 May 1897, date of death unknown) was a Swiss wrestler. He was Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1928. References External links * 1897 births Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for Switzerland Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Swiss male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
