Adolf Herschmann

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Adolf Herschmann (born April 6, 1895 in Vienna , † after 1926) was an Austrian wrestler and Olympic participant.

Career

Adolf Herschmann came to Vienna to wrestle before World War I. During his career he belonged to the AC “Wacker” Vienna , the AK “Cherusker” Vienna and the police SV Vienna . He only wrestled in the Greco-Roman style. He was a police officer by profession.

As a result of World War I, he was only able to intervene in national and international competitions from 1920. In 1922 he landed one of his greatest successes in his career, because he came first at the German bantamweight fighting games in Berlin, ahead of Richard Fabrowsky, Berlin and the 1912 Olympic runner-up Georg Gerstacker from AC “Sandow” Nuremberg.

In 1923 he became Austrian bantamweight champion. He repeated this success in 1924 and also won the Austrian elimination for the Olympic Games in Paris that year. At these Olympic Games he came in bantamweight victories over Mazhar Cakin, Turkey, Jan Bozdech, Czechoslovakia and Theophile Kueny, France. In the 4th round he lost to Sigfrid Hansson from Sweden, which he eliminated and took a good 5th place.

In the following years he struggled to bring the weight for the bantam weight class. In 1926 he started again at the German fighting games in Cologne in this weight class, but retired there after two won and two lost fights and was not placed.

successes

year space competition Weight class Results
1920 1. Intern. Tournament in Vienna Bantam before Karl Mezulian and Reichmann, both Austria
1921 2. Viennese championship feather behind Gustav Boukal, AC “Ostmark” Vienna and Josef Penczik, AK “Heran” Vienna
1921 2. Austrian championship feather behind Gustav Boukal , in front of Ziosa, AK “Slovan-Fristensky” Vienna
1922 2. Elimination tournament for German fighting games in Vienna feather behind Josef Penczik, AK “Sovan-Fristensky” Vienna, in front of Gabriel, AK “Herkules” Vienna and Dirry, SV “Austria” Vienna
1922 2. Viennese championship feather behind Gustav Boukal, in front of Ziosa
1922 1. German fighting games in Berlin Bantam before Richard Fabrowsky, Berlin and Georg Gerstacker , AC “Sandow” Nuremberg
1922 2. Intern. Tournament in Budapest Bantam behind Armand Magyar , in front of Robert Magyar, both Hungarians
1923 1. Elimination tournament for Gothenburg fighting games Bantam in front of Zdenik, AK “Slovan-Fristensky” Vienna
1923 1. Austrian championship Bantam in front of Grünspan, SV "Hakoah" Vienna and Dreßler, Neu-Erlaa
1924 2. Viennese championship Bantam behind Karl Sesta , "Simmeringer" AK Vienna, in front of Haller, AK "Eiche" Vienna
1924 1. Olympic elimination tournament in Vienna Bantam before Franz Lasnitzka, Wiener SC
1924 5. OS in Paris Bantam after victories over Mazhar Cakin, Turkey, Jan Bozdech, Czechoslovakia and Theophile Kueny, France and a defeat against Sigfrid Hansson, Sweden
1924 1. Austrian championship Bantam before L. Mika “Erdberger” AK Vienna and Franz Lasnitzka
1925 1. Viennese championship feather in front of Grünel, AK “Slovan-Fristensky” Vienna and Grünspan, SV “Hakoah” Vienna
1926 unpl. German fighting games in Cologne Bantam Winner: Kurt Leucht , SC “Maxvorstadt” Nürnberg ahead of Paul Reiber , TSV Musberg
Explanations
  • all competitions in Greco-Roman style
  • OS = Olympic Games
  • Bantam weight at that time up to 58 kg, feather weight up to 62 kg body weight

literature

  • Documentation of International Wrestling Championships 1896 to 1976, published by FILA 1976

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Herschmann, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian wrestler and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH after 1926