Robert Rupp

Robert Rupp medal table
Wrestler
Germany
European Championship
silver	1925 Milan	Semi-difficult
gold	1926 Riga	Semi-difficult
silver	1929 Dortmund	Semi-difficult

Robert Rupp (born February 9, 1904 in Sandhofen , † July 6, 1979 ) was a German wrestler in the period after the First World War

Career

With his first successes at the district and gaume championships in the Mannheim area , he grew into the top German light heavyweight division in the mid-1920s. He wrestled exclusively in the Greco-Roman style. Together with the German champion from 1925 Hans Pöhlmann , Nuremberg , he qualified in 1925 for participation in the 1925 European championship in Milan . There he was able to occupy 2nd place in the light heavyweight class with victories over Vandenabelle, Belgium , László Papp , Hungary , Cattai, Italy , and a loss to Carl Westergren , Sweden . In 1926 he won the German light heavyweight championship in front of Willi Presber , Oggersheim , and R. Pereles, Vienna . At the European Championships in Riga in 1926 he was in top form, defeating Palmbachs, Latvia , Alexander Szabó , Czechoslovakia , and Rudolf Loo , Estonia , and became European champion .

At the German championships in 1927 he was 2nd winner behind Adolf Rieger , Berlin . On February 7, 1928 he defeated in Paris in an international match Germany against France Émile Clody by fall. In qualifying for the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Robert Rupp failed to Adolf Rieger. He made another big appearance: at the European Championships in Dortmund in 1929 . There he won over Petersons, Latvia, Mario Gruppioni , Italy, and Émile Clody, France , but lost to Onni Pellinen , Finland , and was again vice European champion. In November 1929 he won a wrestling tournament in Copenhagen , where he achieved a clear point victory over the 1928 light heavyweight Olympic champion Ibrahim Mustafa , Egypt .

In the years from 1930 he fought for many good placements at district and gaume championships and successfully competed in the team for his club RSC Eiche Sandhofen, but could not prevail at any German championship.

International success

year	space	competition	style	Weight class	Results
1925	2.	EM in Milan	GR	Semi-difficult	after victories over Vandenabelle, Belgium, László Papp, Hungary and Aldo Gattai, Italy and a defeat against Carl Westergreen , Sweden
1926	1.	EM in Riga	GR	Semi-difficult	after victories over Palmbachs, Latvia, Alexander Szabó, Czechoslovakia and Rudolf Loo, Estonia
1929	1.	Intern. Tournament in Copenhagen	GR	Semi-difficult	before Ibrahim Moustafa , Egypt and Julius Petersen, Denmark
1929	2.	EM in Dortmund	GR	Semi-difficult	after victories over Petersons, Latvia, Mario Gruppioni , Italy and Émile Clody, France and a defeat against Onni Pellinen , Finland

Successes in national competitions

year	space	competition	style	Weight class	Results
1926	1.	German championship	GR	Semi-difficult	before Willi Presber, Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim and Rudolf Pereles, Vienna
1927	2.	German championship	GR	Semi-difficult	behind Adolf Rieger, Berlin, in front of Emil Poganiatz, Pirmasens
1928	2.	Olympic qualification in Koblenz	GR	Semi-difficult	behind Adolf Rieger
1932	2.	Olympic qualification in Mannheim	GR	Semi-difficult	behind Heinrich Heitmann, Hörde, in front of Adolf Rieger, Fritz Bräun , Oberstein, Paul Böhmer , Reichenhall and Anton Vogedes, Dortmund
1935	2.	German championship	F.	Semi-difficult	behind Karl Ehret , Ludwigshafen, in front of Josef Litters, Sandhofen
1936	7th	German championship	F.	Semi-difficult	Winner: Erich Siebert , Darmstadt, ahead of Paul Böhmer and Karl Ehret

Explanations

• GR = Greco-Roman style, F = freestyle
• EM = European Championship
• Lightweight, until 1929 up to 82.5 kg, since 1930 up to 87 kg

literature

• One hundred years of wrestling in Germany , Der Ringer Verlag , Niedernberg , 1991, pp. 195, 218
• Athletics magazine
• Documentation of International Wrestling Championships 1896 to 1976, published by FILA, 1976

Web links

• Profile of Robert Rupp at the Institute for Applied Training Science