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Wrestling At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Lightweight
The men's freestyle lightweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 2 August to 4 August at the Deutschlandhalle. Nations were limited to one competitor.Official Olympic Report la84.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018. This weight class was limited to wrestlers weighing up to 66kg.Official Report, p. 716. This competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the for Greco-Roman and at the |
Deutschlandhalle
Deutschlandhalle was an arena located in the Westend neighbourhood of Berlin, Germany. It was inaugurated on 29 November 1935 by Adolf Hitler. The building was granted landmark status in 1995, but was demolished on 3 December 2011. History Built primarily for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the Deutschlandhalle could hold 8,764 people. The Olympic boxing, weightlifting and wrestling competitions took place here. On 19 February 1938 test pilot Hanna Reitsch demonstrated the first indoor flight in the arena with a Focke-Wulf Fw 61 helicopter. Heavily damaged by air raids in 1943, the Deutschlandhalle was rebuilt after World War II and from 1957 served as a multi purpose arena and sports venue, in the last years primarily for ice hockey, but also for indoor soccer and again for boxing. After the 1990 German reunification, the Deutschlandhalle lost its position as Berlin's primary arena, replaced by the newly erected Velodrom, Max-Schmeling-Halle and Mercedes-Benz Arena. In 1998 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Strong
Harley de Witt "Doc" Strong (November 10, 1916 – July 4, 1952) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... In 1952, he was arrested for being drunk in public, and hanged himself in his cell. References External links * 1916 births 1952 suicides American male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the United States Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Lincoln County, Oklahoma Suicides by hanging in Oklahoma American people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in Oklahoma detention People who committed suicide in prison custody {{US-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adalbert Toots
Adalbert Toots (12 March 1910 – 25 August 1948) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was arrested by the NKVD in 1946 and died in a Soviet gulag The Gulag, an acronym for , , "chief administration of the camps". The original name given to the system of camps controlled by the GPU was the Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps (, )., name=, group= was the government agency in ... prison camp in 1948. References External links * 1910 births 1948 deaths Estonian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Estonia Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People who died in the Gulag Estonian people who died in Soviet detention Sportspeople from Tartu People from the Governorate of Livonia 20th-century Estonian people {{Estonia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Thomas
Howard V. Thomas (January 18, 1905 – March 17, 1995) was a Canadian wrestler who competed in two Olympic games in 1932 and 1936. He was born in London, England. Thomas competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle 66 kg and in the 1936 Summer Olympics in same event, but did not win a medal.Howard Thomas' profile at Sports Reference.com He won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the and a bronze medal in the same event at the |
Aage Meyer
Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include: *Aage Bendixen (1887–1973), Danish actor *Aage Berntsen (1885–1952), Danish Olympic fencer, doctor writer and artist * Aage Bertelsen (1873–1945), Danish painter * Aage Birch (1926–2017), Danish sailor * Aage Bohr (1922–2009), Danish nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate, son of Niels Bohr * Aage Borchgrevink (born 1969), Norwegian writer and literary critic * Aage Brix (1894–1963), American soccer player *Aage Dons (1903–1993), Danish writer * Aage Emborg (1883–1953), Danish composer *Aage Eriksen (1917-1998), Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medallist in Greco-Roman wrestling *Aage Fønss (1887–1976), Danish opera singer and actor * Aage Fahrenholtz (1901–1990), Danish boxer *Aage Foss (1885–1952), Danish film actor *Aage Frandsen (1890–1968), Danish gymnast * Aage Friis (1870–1949), D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Delporte (wrestler)
Charles Eugène Delporte (21 March 1914 – 18 June 1940) was a French wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed during the Second World War. Personal life Delporte served as a ''matelot fusilier'' (seaman rifleman) in the French Navy during the Second World War. Stationed at coastal artillery positions in Cherbourg, he was killed by shrapnel on 18 June 1940 during the Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep .... References External links * 1914 births 1940 deaths French male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for France Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics French Navy personnel of World War II French military personnel killed in World War II Sportspeople from Lille {{France-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Garrard
Richard Edward Garrard, OBE (21 January 1911 – 3 March 2003) was an Australian Olympic wrestler. Garrard was born on 21 January 1911 in Geelong, Victoria. In a thirty-year career, from 1926 to 1956, Garrard lost only nine of 525 bouts, making him Australia's most successful sport wrestler ever. Between 1930 and 1956, he won every Victorian wrestling title and ten national titles in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions. This included not being beaten in a match in Australia for 25 years between 1930 and 1956. In 1934, he competed in the first of what was to be four consecutive Commonwealth Games (then called the British Empire Games, and in 1954, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games) – an achievement amplified by the twelve-year gap between games from 1938 and 1950, due to World War II. Garrard won the gold medal at the 1934, 1938 and 1950 games, and a bronze at the 1954 games (where he was flag-bearer for the Australian team at the opening cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paride Romagnoli
Paride Romagnoli (20 March 1909 – 10 August 1992) was an Italian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1909 births 1992 deaths Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Ticino 20th-century Italian sportspeople {{Italy-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lalemand
Jean Lalemand (born 11 September 1912, date of death unknown) was a Belgian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1912 births Year of death missing Belgian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Thompson (wrestler)
Arthur Thompson (24 November 1911 – 1978) was a British 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 men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1911 births 1978 deaths British male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göte Melin
Göte Melin (26 July 1910 – 23 December 1991) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1910 births 1991 deaths Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Kristinehamn Sportspeople from Värmland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadık Soğancı
Sadık Soğancı (born 14 June 1911, date of death unknown) was a Turkish wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1911 births Year of death missing Turkish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
