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1947 European Wrestling Championships
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]
| 1947 European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Czechoslovakia, Prague |
| Dates | 11–14 April 1947 |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman | Sweden |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Czech Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Bertil Sundin Sweden | Mohamed Abdel-El Egypt | Lennart Viitala Finland |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Mahmoud Hassan Egypt | Kurt Pettersen 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
- ^ . www.foeldeak.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
External links edit
- FILA Database