| Wrestling at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Deutschlandhalle |
| Dates | 2 – 9 August 1936 |
| No. of events | 14 (14 men, 0 women) |
| Competitors | 200 from 29 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Ödön Zombori | Ross Flood | Johannes Herbert |
| Featherweight | Kustaa Pihlajamäki | Francis Millard | Gösta Frändfors |
| Lightweight | Károly Kárpáti | Wolfgang Ehrl | Hermanni Pihlajamäki |
| Welterweight | Frank Lewis | Thure Andersson | Joe Schleimer |
| Middleweight | Emile Poilvé | Richard Voliva | Ahmet Kireççi |
| Light Heavyweight | Knut Fridell | August Neo | Erich Siebert |
| Heavyweight | Kristjan Palusalu | Josef Klapuch | Hjalmar Nyström |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Márton Lõrincz | Egon Svensson | Jakob Brendel |
| Featherweight | Yaşar Erkan | Aarne Reini | Einar Karlsson |
| Lightweight | Lauri Koskela | Jozef Herda | Voldemar Väli |
| Welterweight | Rudolf Svedberg | Fritz Schäfer | Eino Virtanen |
| Middleweight | Ivar Johansson | Ludwig Schweickert | József Palotás |
| Light Heavyweight | Axel Cadier | Edvīns Bietags | August Neo |
| Heavyweight | Kristjan Palusalu | John Nyman | Kurt Hornfischer |
A total of 200 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games: [1]
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