Karl Ehret

Karl Ehret (born July 2, 1911 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein , † April 10, 1991 ibid) was a German wrestler .

Career

He learned wrestling from Karl Freund in Ludwigshafen am Rhein and soon became one of the top German classes. Because of the strong German competition at the time in his weight class (Seelenbinder, Siebert, Böhmer), it was not until 1938 that he made his first international appearance at a European championship. At that time he jumped as a light heavyweight for the injured Kurt Hornfischer in the heavyweight division, but lost both of his fights. In 1939 he wrestled at the European Championships in the Greco-Roman style in the light heavyweight division, but again remained without a win, so that he remained unplaced both times.

Karl Ehret was German champion in 1935, 1938, 1939 and 1942 in the light heavyweight division, freestyle. He was runner-up in 1938 and 1942 in the Greco-Roman and 1937 in the free style. Ehret was a member of the famous Siegfried squadron from Ludwigshafen, which also included Fritz Schäfer and Georg Gehring , and with them became four times German team champion. In twelve international matches that he played for Germany , he came to six wins. In 1949 and 1950 he still wrestled quite successfully in the team of KV 95 Stuttgart in the round fights.

Later Karl Ehret became known in Rhineland-Palatinate as one of the first and highly graduate Aikidoka. Together with his friend Ivan Antonietti, he conducted many Aikido courses and was highly respected among the top Aikido associations in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Karl Ehret was a master painter by profession .

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• Professional magazines athletics
• Documentation Hundred Years of Wrestling in Germany . Editor of the German Wrestling Association, Athletik-Verlag Karlsruhe, 1992, pages 176, 218, 229 and 230