1937 European Wrestling Championships

The 1937 European Wrestling Championshipswere held in the men's Freestyle style in Munchen 29-31 October 1937; the Greco-Romane style and in Paris 20 - 22 May 1937.[1][2]

1937 European Wrestling Championships
Host city Germany Munchen, Nazi Germany Freestyle
France Paris, France Greco-Roman
Dates29-31 October 1937
20 - 22 May 1937
Champions
Freestyle Germany
Greco-Roman Sweden
← 1935
1938 →

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany53210
2  Sweden45110
3  Finland2125
4  Estonia1214
5  Hungary1124
6  Italy1001
7  Switzerland0224
8  Czechoslovakia0033
9  Netherlands0011
Totals (9 entries)14141442

Medal summary edit

Men's freestyle edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg Jakob Brendel
  Germany
Herman Tuvesson
  Sweden
Wiliam Mannula
  Finland
61 kg Ferenc Tóth
  Hungary
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
  Finland
Josef Polák
  Czechoslovakia
66 kg Heinrich Nettesheim
  Germany
Gösta Frändfors
  Sweden
Fritz Vordermann
  Switzerland
72 kg Fritz Schäfer
  Germany
Willy Angst
  Switzerland
Antti Mäki
  Finland
79 kg Ivar Johansson
  Sweden
János Riheczky
  Hungary
Paul Dätwyler
  Switzerland
87 kg Axel Cadier
  Sweden
Paul Böhmer
  Germany
József Palotás
  Hungary
87+ kg Kurt Hornfischer
  Germany
Willy Lardon
  Switzerland
Gyula Bóbis
  Hungary

Men's Greco-Roman edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg Dante Bertoli
  Italy
Egon Svensson
  Sweden
Antonín Nič
  Czechoslovakia
61 kg Kustaa Pihlajamäki
  Finland
Heinrich Schwarzkopf
  Germany
Einar Karlsson
  Sweden
66 kg Lauri Koskela
  Finland
Herbert Olofsson
  Sweden
Fritz Weikart
  Germany
72 kg Fritz Schäfer
  Germany
Karel Zvonař
  Estonia
Walter Massop
  Netherlands
79 kg Ivar Johansson
  Sweden
Ludwig Schweickert
  Germany
Voldemar Mägi
  Estonia
87 kg Nils Åkerlindh
  Sweden
August Neo
  Estonia
Werner Seelenbinder
  Germany
87+ kg Kristjan Palusalu
  Estonia
John Nyman
  Sweden
Josef Klapuch
  Czechoslovakia

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletes & Results".
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database".

External links edit