Karl Hegglin

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Karl Hegglin (* 20th September 1909 ; † 17th March 2002 in train ) was a Swiss wrestler and oscillators . In 1935 he was European champion in freestyle wrestling in the heavyweight division

Career

Karl Hegglin belonged to swing the club Oberwil-train on. He was active with some successes from 1932 to 1945 in the Swiss national sport of wrestling. However , he was never able to achieve the title of wrestling king at a Swiss wrestling and alpine festival . At the same time he was also active as a freestyle wrestler. He achieved the greatest success of his sports career in 1935 when he became European champion in freestyle wrestling in the heavyweight division in Brussels . This success came about in a somewhat curious way. In the first round Karl Hegglin had a bye, in the second round he lost to the Swede Nils Åkerlindh , and in the third round he was the shoulder winner over the favorite Kurt Hornfischer from Germany . Hornfischer again defeated Åkerlindh, which brought Karl Hegglin the European title because he had one missing point less than Hornfischer and Åkerlindh in the final accounts.

Karl Hegglin could not qualify for participation in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . But he was back at the European Championships in freestyle wrestling in Munich in 1937 . He started there in the light heavyweight division . He lost in his first fight against József Palotás from Hungary, then defeated Henri Vermeersch from France and retired after the third round after a defeat against Paul Böhmer from Germany. In the final accounts he came in 4th place.

International success as a wrestler

year space competition Weight class Results
1935 1. EM in Brussels Heavy after a loss to Nils Åkerlindh , Sweden , and a win over Kurt Hornfischer , Germany
1937 4th EM in Munich Semi-difficult after a loss to József Palotás , Hungary , a victory over Henri Vermeersch, France, and a loss to Paul Böhmer , Germany
Explanations
  • all free style wrestling competitions
  • Lightweight, weight class at that time up to 87 kg, heavyweight over 87 kg body weight
  • EM = European Championship
  • there is no weight class division when swinging

literature

  • Olle Larsson, Peter Irdén: Documentation of International Wrestling Championships 1896–1976. FILA, Lausanne 1976.
  • Kraftsport trade journal .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Hegglin, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss wrestlers and wrestlers
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1909
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 2002
Place of death train