Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling.
[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
 Márton LõrinczHungary (HUN) |
 Egon SvenssonSweden (SWE) |
 Jakob BrendelGermany (GER) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
 Yaşar ErkanTurkey (TUR) |
 Aarne ReiniFinland (FIN) |
Einar Karlsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Lauri Koskela Finland (FIN) |
 Jozef HerdaCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
 Voldemar VäliEstonia (EST) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Rudolf Svedberg Sweden (SWE) |
Fritz Schäfer Germany (GER) |
Eino Virtanen Finland (FIN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
Ivar Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Ludwig Schweickert Germany (GER) |
József Palotás Hungary (HUN) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Axel Cadier Sweden (SWE) |
 Edvīns BietagsLatvia (LAT) |
August Neo Estonia (EST) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kristjan Palusalu Estonia (EST) |
John Nyman Sweden (SWE) |
Kurt Hornfischer Germany (GER) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
Ödön Zombori Hungary (HUN) |
 Ross FloodUnited States (USA) |
Johannes Herbert Germany (GER) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland (FIN) |
Francis Millard United States (USA) |
Gösta Jönsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Károly Kárpáti Hungary (HUN) |
Wolfgang Ehrl Germany (GER) |
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland (FIN) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Frank Lewis United States (USA) |
Thure Andersson Sweden (SWE) |
 Joseph SchleimerCanada (CAN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
 Emile PoilvéFrance (FRA) |
Richard Voliva United States (USA) |
Ahmet Kireççi Turkey (TUR) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Knut Fridell Sweden (SWE) |
August Neo Estonia (EST) |
Erich Siebert Germany (GER) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kristjan Palusalu Estonia (EST) |
Josef Klapuch Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Hjalmar Nyström Finland (FIN) |
| Events at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gliding (demonstration) • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Polo • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Wrestling at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling |
