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Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
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. [1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 
Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 
Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 
Estonia (EST) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 
United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 
France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 
Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Ödön Zombori
Hungary
|
Ross Flood
United States
|
Johannes Herbert
Germany
|
| Featherweight |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
Finland
|
Francis Millard
United States
|
Gösta Frändfors
Sweden
|
| Lightweight |
Károly Kárpáti
Hungary
|
Wolfgang Ehrl
Germany
|
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Finland
|
| Welterweight |
Frank Lewis
United States
|
Thure Andersson
Sweden
|
Joe Schleimer
Canada
|
| Middleweight |
Emile Poilvé
France
|
Richard Voliva
United States
|
Ahmet Kireççi
Turkey
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Knut Fridell
Sweden
|
August Neo
Estonia
|
Erich Siebert
Germany
|
| Heavyweight |
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonia
|
Josef Klapuch
Czechoslovakia
|
Hjalmar Nyström
Finland
|
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Márton Lõrincz
Hungary
|
Egon Svensson
Sweden
|
Jakob Brendel
Germany
|
| Featherweight |
Yaşar Erkan
Turkey
|
Aarne Reini
Finland
|
Einar Karlsson
Sweden
|
| Lightweight |
Lauri Koskela
Finland
|
Jozef Herda
Czechoslovakia
|
Voldemar Väli
Estonia
|
| Welterweight |
Rudolf Svedberg
Sweden
|
Fritz Schäfer
Germany
|
Eino Virtanen
Finland
|
| Middleweight |
Ivar Johansson
Sweden
|
Ludwig Schweickert
Germany
|
József Palotás
Hungary
|
| Light Heavyweight |
Axel Cadier
Sweden
|
Edvīns Bietags
Latvia
|
August Neo
Estonia
|
| Heavyweight |
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonia
|
John Nyman
Sweden
|
Kurt Hornfischer
Germany
|
Participating nations
A total of 200 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games: [1]
Australia (3)
Austria (7)
Belgium (11)-
Canada (5)
-
Czechoslovakia (13)
Denmark (5)
Egypt (3)-
Estonia (8)
-
Finland (13)
-
France (10)
-
Germany (14)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (4)-
Hungary (12)
India (3)
Italy (10)
Japan (5)-
Latvia (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (3)
Philippines (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (5)
South Africa (2)-
Sweden (14)
Switzerland (13)-
Turkey (11)
-
United States (7)
Yugoslavia (5)
[2]
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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"THE XITH OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT". II. 1937: 76. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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