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Wrestling At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place from 3 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 87kg.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] |
Ede Virág-Ébner
Ede Virág-Ébner (12 August 1912 – 22 October 1951) was a Hungarian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Virag was also a professional wrestler working in Hungary, Germany, France, Switzerland, and for the National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Founded in 1948, the NWA ... in North America. He worked in Canada, New York City, Mid-Atlantic, St. Louis, Minnesota, Chicago and Kansas. References External links * 1912 births 1951 deaths Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Budapest {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Beke
Maurice Beke (1 November 1907 – 15 July 1993) was a Belgian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight 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 * 1907 births 1993 deaths 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] |
Eddie Scarf
Edward Richard Scarf (3 November 1908 – 7 January 1980) was an Australian wrestler and boxer. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1932, and also competed at the 1936 Olympics. Early life He was born in Quirindi in New South Wales. He was the fourth child of Michael Eli Scarf and Amelia, née Zraysarty, who had both migrated from Lebanon. He attended Marist Brothers School in North Sydney. Career In February 1938, Scarf won the wrestling gold medal at the Empire Games in Sydney in the light heavyweight division. His victory came in spite of pulling a muscle in his right thigh during the preliminary rounds. In November that year he turned professional and moved up to the heavyweight class in order to compete in a competition sponsored by Stadiums Limited to determine the heavyweight professional champion of Australia. He had been training with American wrestlers, Ray Steele, Dean Detton, and Bobby Roberts. He was crowned professional champion by defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dätwyler
Paul Dätwyler (13 March 1916 – 25 July 1984) was a Swiss wrestler. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1916 births 1984 deaths Swiss male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Switzerland Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Clemons (wrestler)
Ray Clemons (June 4, 1912 – November 26, 1980) was an American wrestler and professional football player. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Clemons won the NCAA Championship in wrestling at 191 pounds in 1936. He also played professional football for the Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ... in 1939. References External links * 1912 births 1980 deaths American male sport wrestlers Central Oklahoma Bronchos football players Central Oklahoma Bronchos wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the United States Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Jackson County, Oklahoma Detroit Lions players {{US-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ward (wrestler)
Thomas Ian Murray Ward (29 June 1907 – 6 April 1986) was a Scotland, Scottish Freestyle wrestling, freestyle Amateur wrestling, sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he competed in the Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle light heavyweight, freestyle light heavyweight tournament. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the freestyle light heavyweight class. References External links * 1907 births 1986 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{UK-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
