1947 European Wrestling Championships

The 1947 European Wrestling Championships were held in 11–14 April 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia. Only Greco-Roman wrestling competitions were held, in which representatives of 15 countries participated. It was the first European Wrestling Championship in which Soviet wrestlers took part.[1]

1947 European Wrestling Championships
Host cityCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia, Prague
Dates11–14 April 1947
Champions
Greco-Roman Sweden
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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Czech Republic)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Sweden3137
2  Soviet Union3115
3  Turkey1214
4  Egypt1102
5  Hungary0202
6  Norway0101
7  Finland0022
8  Czechoslovakia0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Medal summary

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
52 kg
Bertil Sundin
  Sweden
Mohamed Abdel-El
  Egypt
Lennart Viitala
  Finland
Bantamweight
57 kg
Mahmoud Hassan
  Egypt
Reidar Merli
  Norway
Lorentz Freij
  Sweden
Featherweight
62 kg
Olle Anderberg
  Sweden
Ferenc Tóth
  Hungary
František Kotrbatý
  Czechoslovakia
Lightweight
67 kg
Gösta Frändfors
  Sweden
Armenak Yaltyryan
  Soviet Union
Celal Atik
  Turkey
Welterweight
73 kg
Yaşar Doğu
  Turkey
Gösta Andersson
  Sweden
Vyacheslav Kozharsky
  Soviet Union
Middleweight
79 kg
Nikolay Belov
  Soviet Union
Muhlis Tayfur
  Turkey
Axel Grönberg
  Sweden
Light heavyweight
87 kg
Konstantine Koberidze
  Soviet Union
Gyula Kovács
  Hungary
Karl-Johan Wong
  Sweden
Heavyweight
+87 kg
Johannes Kotkas
  Soviet Union
Mustafa Çakmak
  Turkey
Pauli Riihimäki
  Finland

References

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  1. ^ "J. Foeldeak GmbH - Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats". www.foeldeak.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
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