1936 Summer Olympics / wrestling
| Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
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| venue |
.svg){kind=small} Berlin
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| Competition venue | Germany Hall |
| Nations | 29 |
| Athletes | 200 (200  )
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| date | August 2-9, 1936 |
| decisions | 14th |
| ← Los Angeles 1932 | |
At the XI. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , 14 wrestling competitions were held, seven each in freestyle and seven in Greco-Roman style. The venue was the Deutschlandhalle in the Charlottenburg district .
Balance sheet
Medal table
| space | country |
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total |
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| 1 |
 Sweden
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4th | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
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3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 3 |
 Finland
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2 | 1 | 3 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Estonia
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2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |
 United States
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1 | 3 | - | 4th |
| 6th |
 Turkey
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1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 7th |
 France
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1 | - | - | 1 |
| 8th |
German Empire
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- | 3 | 4th | 7th |
| 9 |
 Czechoslovakia
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- | 2 | - | 2 |
| 10 |
 Latvia
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 11 |
.svg){kind=small} Canada
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
| total | 14th | 14th | 14th | 42 | |
Medalist
- Freestyle
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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| Bantamweight |
Ödön Zombori ( HUN )
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Ross Flood ( USA )
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Johannes Herbert ( GER )
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| Featherweight |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki ( FIN )
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Francis Millard ( USA )
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Gösta Jönsson-Frändfors ( SWE )
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| lightweight |
Károly Kárpáti ( HUN )
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Wolfgang Ehrl ( GER )
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Hermanni Pihlajamäki ( FIN )
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| Welterweight |
Frank Lewis ( USA )
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Thure Andersson ( SWE )
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Joseph Schleimer ( CAN )
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| medium weight |
Émile Poilvé ( FRA )
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Richard Voliva ( USA )
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Ahmet Kireççi ( TUR )
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| Light heavyweight |
Knut Fridell ( SWE )
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August Neo ( EST )
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Erich Siebert ( GER )
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| Heavyweight |
Kristjan Palusalu ( EST )
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Josef Klapuch ( TCH )
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Hjalmar Nyström ( FIN )
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- Greco-Roman style
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight |
Márton Lőrincz ( HUN )
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Egon Svensson ( SWE )
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Jakob Brendel ( GER )
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| Featherweight |
Yaşar Erkan ( TUR )
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Aarne Reini ( FIN )
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Einar Karlsson ( SWE )
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| lightweight |
Lauri Koskela ( FIN )
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Josef Herda ( TCH )
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Voldemar Väli ( EST )
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| Welterweight |
Rudolf Svedberg ( SWE )
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Fritz Schäfer ( GER )
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Eino Virtanen ( FIN )
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| medium weight |
Ivar Johansson ( SWE )
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Ludwig Schweickert ( GER )
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József Palotás ( HUN )
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| Light heavyweight |
Axel Cadier ( SWE )
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Edvīns bid tags ( LAT )
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August Neo ( EST )
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| Heavyweight |
Kristjan Palusalu ( EST )
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John Nyman ( SWE )
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Kurt Hornfischer ( GER )
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Results freestyle
Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HUN
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Ödön Zombori |
| 2 |
United States
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Ross Flood |
| 3 |
GER
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Johannes Herbert |
| 4th |
SWE
|
Herman Tuvesson |
| 5 |
FIN
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Aatos Jaskari |
| 6th |
DOOR
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Ahmet Çakiryildiz |
| 7th |
 ITA
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Marcello Nizzola |
| 8th |
 BEL
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Gustave Laporte |
 SUI
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César Gaudard |
Date: 2nd to 5th August 1936
14 participants from 14 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FIN
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Kustaa Pihlajamäki |
| 2 |
United States
|
Francis Millard |
| 3 |
SWE
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Gösta Jönsson-Frändfors |
| 4th |
CAN
|
Vern Pettigrew |
| 5 |
HUN
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Ferenc Tóth |
| 6th |
 JPN
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Mitsuo Mizutani |
| 7th |
ITA
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Marco Gavelli |
| 8th |
 GBR
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Norman Morrell |
Date: 2nd to 4th August 1936
15 participants from 15 countries
Lightweight (up to 66 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HUN
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Károly Kárpáti |
| 2 |
GER
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Wolfgang Ehrl |
| 3 |
FIN
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Hermanni Pihlajamäki |
| 4th |
FRA
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Charles Delporte |
| 5 |
JPN
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Eiichi Kazama |
| 6th |
United States
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Harley de Witt Strong |
| 7th |
ITA
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Paride Romagnoli |
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EST
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Adalbert Toots |
Date: 2nd to 4th August 1936
17 participants from 17 countries
Welter weight (up to 72 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
United States
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Frank Lewis |
| 2 |
SWE
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Thure Andersson |
| 3 |
CAN
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Joseph Schleimer |
| 4th |
FRA
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Jean Jourlin |
| 5 |
SUI
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Willy scared |
| 6th |
GER
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Josef couple |
| 7th |
BEL
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Julien Beke |
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DOOR
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Hüseyin Erçetin | |
 OUT
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John O'Hara |
Date: 2nd to 4th August 1936
16 participants from 16 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRA
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Émile Poilvé |
| 2 |
United States
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Richard Voliva |
| 3 |
DOOR
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Ahmet Kireççi |
| 4th |
SUI
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Serious cancer |
| 5 |
TCH
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Jaroslav Sysel |
| 6th |
FIN
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Kyösti Luukko |
| 7th |
ITA
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Ercole Gallegati |
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HUN
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János Riheczky |
Date: 2nd to 4th August 1936
15 participants from 15 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
SWE
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Knut Fridell |
| 2 |
EST
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August Neo |
| 3 |
GER
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Erich Siebert |
| 4th |
SUI
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Paul Datwyler |
| 5 |
United States
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Ray Clemons |
| 6th |
OUT
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Edward Scarf |
| 7th |
TCH
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Hubert Prokop |
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HUN
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Ede Virág-Ébner |
Date: 3rd to 4th August 1936
12 participants from 12 countries
Heavy weight (over 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EST
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Kristjan Palusalu |
| 2 |
TCH
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Josef Klapuch |
| 3 |
FIN
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Hjalmar Nyström |
| 4th |
SWE
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Nils Åkerlindh |
| 5 |
FRA
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Robert Herland |
| 6th |
SUI
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Werner Bürki |
| 7th |
GER
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Georg Gehring |
| 8th |
CAN
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George Chiga |
Date: 3rd to 4th August 1936
11 participants from 11 countries
Results Greco-Roman style
Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
HUN
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Márton Lőrincz |
| 2 |
SWE
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Egon Svensson |
| 3 |
GER
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Jakob Brendel |
| 4th |
FIN
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Väinö Perttunen |
| 5 |
 ROME
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Iosif Töjär |
| 6th |
EST
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Evald Sikk |
| 7th |
 THE
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Robert Voigt |
| 8th |
ITA
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Dante Bertoli |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
18 participants from 18 countries
Feather weight (up to 61 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
DOOR
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Yasar Erkan |
| 2 |
FIN
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Aarne Reini |
| 3 |
SWE
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Einar Karlsson |
| 4th |
GER
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Sebastian Hering |
| 5 |
LAT
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Krisjānis Kundziņš |
| 6th |
ITA
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Valentino Borgia |
| 7th |
HUN
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Gyula Móri |
.svg){kind=small} POLE
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Henryk Szlązak |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
19 participants from 19 countries
Lightweight (up to 66 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
FIN
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Lauri Koskela |
| 2 |
TCH
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Josef Herda |
| 3 |
EST
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Voldemar Väli |
| 4th |
SWE
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Herbert Olofsson |
| 5 |
ITA
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Alberto Molfino |
| 6th |
 NOR
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Arild Dahl |
| 7th |
POLE
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Zbigniew Szajewski |
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ROME
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Filip Borlovan |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
18 participants from 18 countries
Welter weight (up to 72 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
SWE
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Rudolf Svedberg |
| 2 |
GER
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Fritz Schäfer |
| 3 |
FIN
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Eino Virtanen |
| 4th |
EST
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Edgar Puusepp |
| 5 |
ITA
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Silvio Tozzi |
| 6th |
DOOR
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Nurettin Baytorun |
| 7th |
BEL
|
Jean de Feu |
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SUI
|
Adolf Rieder |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
14 participants from 14 countries
Middle weight (up to 79 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
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| 1 |
SWE
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Ivar Johansson |
| 2 |
GER
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Ludwig Schweickert |
| 3 |
HUN
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József Palotás |
| 4th |
FIN
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Väinö Kokkinen |
| 5 |
.svg){kind=small} EGY
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Ibrahim Orabi |
| 6th |
ITA
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Ercole Gallegati |
| 7th |
ROME
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Francisc Cocoș |
| 8th |
 AUT
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Hans Pointner |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
16 participants from 16 countries
Light heavyweight (up to 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SWE
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Axel Cadier |
| 2 |
LAT
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Edvīns bidding tags |
| 3 |
EST
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August Neo |
| 4th |
GER
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Werner Seelenbinder |
| 5 |
ITA
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Umberto Silvestri |
| 6th |
NOR
|
Olaf Knudsen |
| 7th |
AUT
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Franz Foidl |
| 8th |
DOOR
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Mustafa Avcıoğlu |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
13 participants from 13 countries
Heavy weight (over 87 kg)
| space | country | athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EST
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Kristjan Palusalu |
| 2 |
SWE
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John Nyman |
| 3 |
GER
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Kurt Hornfischer |
| 4th |
DOOR
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Mehmet Çoban |
| 5 |
FIN
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Hjalmar Nyström |
| 6th |
ITA
|
Aleardo Donati |
| 7th |
CZE
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Josef Klapuch |
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LAT
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Alberts Zvejnieks |
Date: 6th to 9th August 1936
12 participants from 12 countries
Web links
- Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1936 Summer Games (PDF, 73.9 MB)
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