1938 European Wrestling Championships

The 1938 European Wrestling Championships were held in 24–27 April 1938 Tallinn, Estonia in the building of the Estonia Theater. The competitions were held only in Greco-Roman wrestling. 72 athletes from 13 countries took part in 7 weight categories.[1][2]

1938 European Wrestling Championships
Host cityEstonia Estonia, Tallinn
Dates24–27 April 1938
Champions
Greco-Roman Sweden
← 1937
1939 →

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Finland3014
2  Sweden2417
3  Germany1124
4  Estonia1113
5  Latvia0101
6  Norway0011
  Turkey0011
Totals (7 entries)77721


Medal summary edit

Men's Greco-Roman edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg Väinö Perttunen
  Finland
Kurt Pettersén
  Sweden
Ferdinand Schmitz
  Germany
61 kg Kustaa Pihlajamäki
  Finland
Egon Svensson
  Sweden
Egil Solsvik
  Norway
66 kg Lauri Koskela
  Finland
Heinrich Nettesheim
  Germany
Gösta Andersson
  Sweden
72 kg Fritz Schäfer
  Germany
Rudolf Svedberg
  Sweden
Antti Mäki
  Finland
79 kg Ivar Johansson
  Sweden
Georgs Ozolinš
  Latvia
Voldemar Roolaan
  Estonia
87 kg Axel Cadier
  Sweden
Nikolai Karklin
  Estonia
Werner Seelenbinder
  Germany
87+ kg Johannes Kotkas
  Estonia
John Nyman
  Sweden
Mehmet Çoban
  Turkey

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling Database".
  2. ^ "Athletes & Results".

External links edit