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Wrestling At The 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. Medal table Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Participating nations A total of 200 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also * List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling * List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestling At The 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Summer Olympics events 1936 1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ... 1936 in sport wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Neo And Kristjan Palusalu
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Emile Poilvé
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Aarne Reini
Aarne Reini (August 6, 1906 – February 23, 1974) was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Reini competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''featherweight'' class. He also competed at the 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 ...."1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 27, 2008) References External links * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaşar Erkan
Yaşar Erkan (30 April 1911 in Erzincan – 18 May 1986) was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for Turkey in the Featherweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling. Yaşar Erkan is the first Olympic champion in Turkish history. Wrestling career Son of a wrestler for yağlı güreş (oil wrestling), he moved with his family from their village İspidi in the Refahiye district of Erzincan Province to Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ... at 4 years of age. He started wrestling at Kumkapı Wrestling Club and grew up here. His father Ali Efendi was also one of the famous wrestlers of their village. Yaşar Erkan was selected to the Turkish National Wrestling Team in 1933 and won the Balkan Championship in the same year. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Brendel
Jakob Brendel (18 September 1907 in Speyer - 13 February 1964) was a German wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Olympics Brendel competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ... where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''bantamweight'' class."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on August 28, 2008) References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Svensson
Egon Edvin Roland Svensson (17 November 1913 – 12 June 1995) was a bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He won silver medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics and 1937 and 1938 European Championships. His son Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ... competed in the same event at the 1968 Olympics. References External links * 1913 births 1995 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Sweden Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Malmö 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márton Lõrincz
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Hjalmar Nyström
Hjalmar Eemil Nyström (28 March 1904 – 6 December 1960) was a Finnish heavyweight wrestler who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1936 Olympics. He placed tenth in freestyle wrestling in 1924 and won a silver medal 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 mo ... in 1928. At the 1936 Olympics he won a freestyle bronze and finished fifth in the Greco-Roman contest. At the European championships he won three silver medals in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1930, 1931 and 1935 and a freestyle bronze in 1934. Domestically, Nyström won ten titles, all in Greco-Roman wrestling, in 1924, 1926–28, 1930–31, 1935–37 and 1939. Nyström worked as a steam locomotive fireman and later as a train driver. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Klapuch
Josef Klapuch (10 February 1906 – 18 December 1985) was a Czechoslovak wrestler. He was born in Zbyslavice in February 1906. He won an Olympic silver medal 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 wrestli ... in 1936. Klapuch died on 18 December 1985, at the age of 79. References 1906 births 1985 deaths Czechoslovak male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Czechoslovakia Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Czech male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Czech actors {{CzechRepublic-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristjan Palusalu
Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, – 17 July 1987) was an Estonian heavyweight wrestler and Olympic winner. Palusalu became the first and only wrestler in Olympic history ever to win both the Greco-Roman and freestyle heavy weight events. Palusalu was born in Varemurru village, Saulepi Parish, Lääne County (now Matsi village, Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County) as one of eight children to Jüri and Liisu Trossmann. He is best remembered for winning two gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He was given the honor of carrying the Estonian flag to Olympiastadion. The triumph was celebrated across Estonia with Palusalu and other Estonian athletes touring the country by rail giving speeches. A third of the inhabitants of Tallinn turned out to greet him and the Estonian government granted him a farm. After the Soviet Union occupied Estonia in 1940, Palusalu was sent to hard labour in Kotlas, Russia in 1941. He tried to escape with other prisoners bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Siebert
Erich Siebert (7 May 1910 – 1947) was a German wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died in a prison camp following World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power .... References External links * 1910 births 1947 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Germany Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics German male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union SS personnel German people who died in Soviet detention 20th-century German people {{Germany-wrestling-bio-stub Nazis who died in prison custody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Neo
August "Ago" Neo (12 February 1908 – 19 August 1982) was an Estonian wrestler who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics: a silver medal in the freestyle wrestling and a bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling. His achievements were underscored by teammate Kristjan Palusalu, who won two gold medals in wrestling at the same games. Neo also won five medals in both wrestling styles at the European championships in 1934–1939. Neo took up wrestling in 1928 and in 1931 placed fourth at European championships. He missed the 1932 Olympics because Estonia did not send an ample team to Los Angeles due to the Great Depression. During World War II he retired from wrestling and emigrated to Sweden. There he founded a small transport company and worked as a truck driver. He died in 1982 in Denmark, on the way from Germany to Sweden. Neo was first buried at Stockholm, but in 1998 reburied at the Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
