1947 European Wrestling Championships
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1947 European Wrestling Championships | |
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Host city | Czechoslovakia, Prague |
Dates | 11–14 April 1947 |
Champions | |
Greco-Roman | Sweden |
The 1947 European Wrestling Championships were held in 11–14 April 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia. Only Greco-Roman wrestling competitions were held, in which representatives of 15 countries participated. It was the first European Wrestling Championship in which Soviet wrestlers took part.[1]
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Czech Republic)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Medal summary[edit]
Men's Greco-Roman[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight 52 kg | Bertil Sundin Sweden | Mohamed Abdel-El Egypt | Lennart Viitala Finland |
Bantamweight 57 kg | Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | Reidar Merli Norway | Lorentz Freij Sweden |
Featherweight 62 kg | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Ferenc Tóth Hungary | František Kotrbatý Czechoslovakia |
Lightweight 67 kg | Gösta Frändfors Sweden | Armenak Yaltyryan Soviet Union | Celal Atik Turkey |
Welterweight 73 kg | Yaşar Doğu Turkey | Gösta Andersson Sweden | Vyacheslav Kozharsky Soviet Union |
Middleweight 79 kg | Nikolay Belov Soviet Union | Muhlis Tayfur Turkey | Axel Grönberg Sweden |
Light heavyweight 87 kg | Konstantine Koberidze Soviet Union | Gyula Kovács Hungary | Karl-Johan Wong Sweden |
Heavyweight +87 kg | Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union | Mustafa Çakmak Turkey | Pauli Riihimäki Finland |
References[edit]
- ^ "J. Foeldeak GmbH - Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats". www.foeldeak.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
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