1937 European Wrestling Championships

1937 European Wrestling Championships
Host city	Germany Munchen, Nazi Germany Freestyle Paris, France Greco-Roman
Dates	29-31 October 1937 20 - 22 May 1937
Champions
Freestyle	Germany
Greco-Roman	Sweden

The 1937 European Wrestling Championshipswere held in the men's Freestyle style in Munchen 29-31 October 1937; the Greco-Romane style and in Paris 20 - 22 May 1937.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	5	3	2	10
2	Sweden	4	5	1	10
3	Finland	2	1	2	5
4	Estonia	1	2	1	4
5	Hungary	1	1	2	4
6	Italy	1	0	0	1
7	Switzerland	0	2	2	4
8	Czechoslovakia	0	0	3	3
9	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		14	14	14	42

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg	Jakob Brendel Germany	Herman Tuvesson Sweden	Wiliam Mannula Finland
61 kg	Ferenc Tóth Hungary	Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland	Josef Polák Czechoslovakia
66 kg	Heinrich Nettesheim Germany	Gösta Frändfors Sweden	Fritz Vordermann Switzerland
72 kg	Fritz Schäfer Germany	Willy Angst Switzerland	Antti Mäki Finland
79 kg	Ivar Johansson Sweden	János Riheczky Hungary	Paul Dätwyler Switzerland
87 kg	Axel Cadier Sweden	Paul Böhmer Germany	József Palotás Hungary
87+ kg	Kurt Hornfischer Germany	Willy Lardon Switzerland	Gyula Bóbis Hungary

Men's Greco-Roman

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
56 kg	Dante Bertoli Italy	Egon Svensson Sweden	Antonín Nič Czechoslovakia
61 kg	Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland	Heinrich Schwarzkopf Germany	Einar Karlsson Sweden
66 kg	Lauri Koskela Finland	Herbert Olofsson Sweden	Fritz Weikart Germany
72 kg	Fritz Schäfer Germany	Karel Zvonař Estonia	Walter Massop Netherlands
79 kg	Ivar Johansson Sweden	Ludwig Schweickert Germany	Voldemar Mägi Estonia
87 kg	Nils Åkerlindh Sweden	August Neo Estonia	Werner Seelenbinder Germany
87+ kg	Kristjan Palusalu Estonia	John Nyman Sweden	Josef Klapuch Czechoslovakia

External links

• FILA Database