SC Nuremberg 04

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The Maxvorstadt Nürnberg 04 e. V. is a traditional German wrestler club . At the moment (as of January 2008) SC Nürnberg 04 is wrestling in the top division. After a year in the Bayern League, the men's team returned to the league again in 2007.

Further departments are Jeet Kune Do , Taekwondo , bowling , recreational sports including fitness and table tennis (1st men's team in the district league).

Achievements (wrestling)

Team:

  • German champion 1926
  • German runner-up in 1922, 1923 and 1927

history

On June 13, 1904, seventeen Nuremberg athletes founded the "1. Athletenclub Maxvorstadt 04" under the chairmanship of Jean Beck . Their names were:

Auer, Hans Jäger, Hans Bauer, Gustav Knoll, Richard Baumann, Gustav Munkert, Peter Beck, Jean Seeger, Hans Bock, Simon Segitz, Fritz Del fo, Heinrich Schlegel, Max Denk, Heinrich Schmidtbauer, Michael Friedlein, Konrad Steiger, Hans and Weihberger, Karl.

In addition to wrestling , weightlifting and artistry were also actively cultivated in the early years . The practice evenings took place in the "Tivoli" at Maxfeld. The founding chairman Jean Beck directed the fate of the association until 1909 , after which the first sporting highlights were celebrated during the fifteen-year aegis of Max Schlegel. By the beginning of the First World War, the number of members grew to 150. Not only the Sportclub Nürnberg 04 with its 32 fallen sport comrades, also other clubs in the north of Nuremberg had many deaths to complain about, so that there were several mergers with other clubs (Athletenclub Siegfried, SC Olympia, Sportklub Noris and AC Simson-Dirk van den Bergh ) came and in 1919 there were more than 400 members.

At that time there were already three body weight classes in wrestling. Anyone who did not weigh more than 140 pounds could start at the lightweight. The middleweight went up to 165 pounds. Whoever was heavier was considered a heavyweight. The ring duration was 5 minutes. If no decision was reached during this time, either the "pushing out of the mat" or the "cross grip" touching any part of the upper body within a further minute decided. In large tournaments with a large number of participants, the ring time was allowed to be shortened to This measure is understandable when you hear that more than a hundred participants were not uncommon for the lightweight, 50 to 60 competitors were often involved in the middleweight division and that the number of heavyweights was mostly 30 and more.

Just a few years after it was founded, the first national successes were achieved, which made the name of SC 04 Nürnberg Maxvorstadt known throughout Germany and cemented Nuremberg's reputation as a sports center. With Karl Döppel , the club presented a German champion in the middleweight class for the first time. The 1906 recorded Karl Döppel was one of the most successful athletes in the history of the club. At Maxvorstadt he defeated all the active players on the evening of his first appearance in the club.

Döppel established the brilliant reputation of Maxvorstadt with his outstanding achievements and put his stamp on the history of the club in the first twenty years. Before him, there was no German amateur heavyweight who was able to occupy a dominant position for so long, whose aggressive ringing and extraordinary successes so captivated the audience. Wherever Döppel performed, there was something to see Karl Doppel! Like a panther he jumped at the enemy, followed grip after grip and it usually only took a short time until he had the enemy on both shoulders. In twenty years he received only five defeats, during a period of six years he was not defeated by any German wrestler. 35 championships, including 5 German and 1 European championship, represent the sporting yield of his life. The total number of prizes he has won is over 200! Another success brought the organized by the Association of German team fights for 1916 in Berlin provided Olympics .

In a superior manner, Döppel took the lead in the middleweight division, knocking all opponents out of the field in a short time. Franz Reitmeier achieved the same success in featherweight . Neither of them had the privilege of crowning their sporting careers by winning an Olympic medal, because the outbreak of the First World War prevented the games from being held, and in 1920 , when both wrestlers were in their best shape, Germany was just like in 1924 Participation excluded.

The greatest success in the recent history of federations and associations brought in August 1928 in Amsterdam performed Olympics . Again, a Nuremberg resident was the only German to take first place in an international competition. If it was Eduard Sperling who won the European title in Budapest last year , this time it was Kurt Leucht who managed to outperform his club colleague by winning an Olympic gold medal .

The road to this success was not easy; because over twenty nations had sent their best to the competition. Kurt Leucht had the Pole Ganzerra as an opponent in the first round. He immediately attacked violently and was able to swing a few shoulders, but initially it was not enough for final success. After 5 minutes, Leucht intercepted a grip of his opponent and forced him to fall backwards on both shoulders. Also in the fight with the Argentine Bosc, the Maxvorstädter took the lead right from the start. He immediately put the South American in very critical situations - and, constantly bothering him, won in 4.45 minutes through a ripper on the ground. In the 3rd round, Leucht won a high point victory against the strong Norwegian Martinssen in a technically beautiful fight. The 1924 world champion, Eduard Pütsep from Estonia, turned out to be his toughest opponent . Neither Leucht nor Pütsep managed to come to a rating. After the lively, completely balanced meeting, Pütsep was awarded the narrowest of all points wins "for better work", but was eliminated anyway because he had achieved his 5th missing point. In the 5th round, Jindrich Maudr from Czechoslovakia won over Oscar Lindelöf from Sweden in 13.30 minutes . The Italian Giovanni Gozzi , who had lost to the Czech on points, won the points over the Hungarian Ödön Zombori . In the final fight the lively attacking Leucht then won in 4.30 minutes by pulling his head with hip swing against the nimble and strong Jindrich Maudr.

Thousands of people waited on August 8 at the train station in Nuremberg with flaming torches for Leucht's arrival. The Olympic champion was met with a roaring jubilation when he appeared at the exit of the central hall, adorned with flowers and laurel, carried on his shoulders by Döppel. After a brief greeting from Fritz Büttner, Leucht got into the car waiting for him. Followed by torch-bearers, the procession set off ahead of a band. It turned out to be a true triumphal procession. An unmistakable crowd led the winner to the city park hall decorated with flags, where Lord Mayor Dr. Luppe paid tribute to the services of Kurt Leucht on behalf of the city of Nuremberg.

Four further Olympic medals could be won by the wrestlers Eduard Sperling, Kurt Hornfischer and Jakob Brendel by 1936 . There were also titles in world and European championships as well as triumphs in numerous German and Bavarian championships. The Second World War marked a deep turning point in the club's history. But a new beginning was quickly dared. In addition to rings, boxing and artistic strength sports were initially practiced . The association received a further increase in membership, which continues to this day, through the table tennis department founded in 1954 . Finally, a Kegel , Jeet Kune Do , Taekwondo and gymnastics department were founded .

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