Englebert Mollin (5 July 1904 – May 1945) was a Belgian

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 sport ...

. He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight 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 ...

. He also won a silver medal at the 1930 European Wrestling Championships, and died in the

Theresienstadt Ghetto Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination cam ...

during

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* 1904 births 1945 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Belgian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Antwerp 20th-century Belgian people Belgian people who died in Nazi concentration camps People who died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub