Ernst Steinig

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Ernst Steinig (born January 2, 1900, date of death unknown) was a German Greco-Roman featherweight wrestler and two times German medal winner in European championships. He was born in Klein-Lassowitz.

1 International career
2 German Championships
3 Sources
4 External links

[edit] International career

1924, 7. place, European Championship in Neunkirchen/Saar, winner: Karl Völklein before Gustav Haber and Georg Schunk, all Germany;
1925, 2. place, European Championship in Mailand, with victories over Harmath, Hungary, René Rottenfluc, France and Erik Malmberg, Sweden and defeat against Jenö Nemeth, Hungary;
1926, 3. place, European Championship in Riga, with victories over Kopmans, Latvia and Ambrus, Hungary and defeat against Erik Malmberg and Voldemar Väli, Estonia;
1927, 9. place, European Championship in Budapest, with victory over Ricardo Pizzocaro, Italy and defeat against Eugen Fleischmann, Czechoslovakia and Károly Kárpáti, Hungary;
1928, 5. place, 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, with victories over Joseph Dillen, Belgium, R. Rey, Argentina, Leon Mazurek, Poland and Aleksanteri Toivola, Finland and defeat against Voldemar Väli;
1929, 4. place, European Championship in Dortmund, with victories over Karl Stiedl, Austria and Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Finland and defeat against József Tásnády, Hungary

[edit] German Championships

1924, 2. place, behind Gustav Paul, Netzschkau and before Gustav Haber, Pirmasens,
1925, 1. place, before Arthur Zirkel, Pirmasens and Bröschel, Mülheim an der Ruhr,
1926, 1. place, before Eduard Sperling, Dortmund and Emil Paul, Netzschkau