Ludwig Schweickert

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Ludwig Schweickert (born April 26, 1915 in Fürth ; † August 18, 1943 near Orjol , Soviet Union ) was a German wrestler .

Life

Ludwig Schweickert began his career in Fürth, but moved to Berlin in 1936 as a professional soldier . He achieved his first notable success in 1935 when he defeated the Czechoslovak champion Samec in the friendship battle between Bavaria and Czechoslovakia. From then on his successes accumulated. In the further course of his career he was in a sense connected with two people by fate. One was Ivar Johansson , Sweden, the other Werner Seelenbinder . At an international tournament in February 1936 in Berlin Ludwig Schweickert defeated Ivar Johansson on points. At the next major international championships, Ivar Johansson always triumphed over Ludwig Schweickert and moved him to the top podium at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as well as at the European Championships in 1937, 1938 and 1939. Schweickert was beaten by Ivar Johansson four times at these championships just on points.

Together with Werner Seelenbinder, an avowed communist, Schweickert was a member of the German national wrestling team from 1935 to 1941 and was friends with him. His position as a professional soldier and the associated loyalty to the state often brought him into trouble through the agitation of Seelenbinder. On March 30, 1941, Schweickert and Seelenbinder were still together in the German squadron in the international match against Italy in Bologna, and both won their fights. In 1942, Seelenbinder was arrested by the Gestapo and killed by the National Socialists. Even Kurt Frey, the National Socialist head of the wrestling department, who had supported Seelenbinder for a long time, could not prevent this. Ludwig Schweickert's profession brought his death in the Soviet Union in 1943 at the age of 28 .

International success

year space competition style Weight class
1935 5. EM in Brussels F. medium after bye , defeats against Bechir Bouazzat , France a. Kalman Sovari , Hungary
1936 1. Intern. Tournament in Berlin GR medium before Ivar Johansson, Sweden, Josef Paar and Albert Laudien, both Germany
1936 silver OS in Berlin GR medium with victories over Ercole Gallegati , Italy , Francisc Cocoş , Romania , Pointner, Austria , József Palotás , Hungary and a 1-2 point defeat against Ivar Johansson , Sweden
1937 2. EM in Paris GR medium with victories over Voldemar Mägi , Estonia , Béchir Bouazzat , France , Portengen, Netherlands , Francisc Cocoş, and a point defeat against Ivar Johansson
1938 5. EM in Tallinn GR medium after victories over Arvi Pikkusaari , Finland and Voldemar Roolaan , Estonia and a loss to Ivar Johansson
1939 2. EM in Oslo GR medium after victories over Gyula Kovács , Hungary , Georgs Ozoliņš , Latvia and a point defeat against Ivar Johansson

He also represented Germany in 23 international matches and won sixteen times.

National successes (German championships)

year space style Weight class Result
1935 2. F. medium behind Jean Földeák , Hamburg , in front of Erich Drewing, Cologne
1937 1. GR medium in front of Schröder, Berlin a . Hans Schedler, Halle
1938 1. GR medium before Albert Laudien, Wilhelmshaven a . Theo Hilgert, Stuttgart
1938 2. F. medium behind Fritz Schäfer , Ludwigshafen, in front of Albert Laudien
1939 1. GR medium before Willi Lindner, Leipzig a . Schröder, Berlin
1940 1. GR medium before Albert Laudien a. Kurt Hoffmann, Greiz
1940 1. F. medium before Albert Laudien a. Gustav Gocke , Dortmund
1941 1. GR medium before Theo Hilgert u. Alfred Röttgen, Cologne
1941 1. F. medium before Herbert Krauskopf, Wilhelmshaven a. Kurt Hoffmann
1942 1. GR medium before Alfred Röttgen u. Jean Kreuz, Ludwigshafen

Note: OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship, GR = Greco-Roman style, F = freestyle, middleweight, back then up to 79 kg body weight

swell

  • Trade journals Athletics from 1933 to 1936 and weight training from 1937 to 1939
  • Hundred years of wrestling in Germany , Der Ringer publishing house , Niedernberg , 1991, pages 199, 217 u. 228
  • Documentation of FILA Wrestling Championships , 1976

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Schweickert, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Fuerth
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1943
Place of death Oryol , Soviet Union