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 Lõrincz (HUN) |
 Egon Svensson (SWE) |
 Jakob Brendel (GER) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
 Yasar Erkan (TUR) |
 Aarne Reini (FIN) |
Einar Karlsson (SWE) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Lauri Koskela (FIN) |
 Josef Herda (TCH) |
 Voldemar Väli (EST) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Rudolf Svedberg (SWE) |
Fritz Schäfer (GER) |
Eino Virtanen (FIN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
Ivar Johansson (SWE) |
Ludwig Schweickert (GER) |
József Palotás (HUN) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Axel Cadier (SWE) |
 Edwins Bietags (LAT) |
August Neo (EST) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kristjan Palusalu (EST) |
John Nyman (SWE) |
Kurt Hornfischer (GER) |
[edit] Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Bantamweight (-56 kg) |
Ödön Zombori (HUN) |
 Ross Flood (USA) |
Johannes Herbert (GER) |
| Featherweight (56 - 61 kg) |
Kustaa Pihlajamäki (FIN) |
Francis Millard (USA) |
Gösta Jönsson (SWE) |
| Lightweight (61 - 66 kg) |
Károly Kárpáti (HUN) |
Wolfgang Ehrl (GER) |
Hermanni Pihlajamäki (FIN) |
| Welterweight (66 - 72 kg) |
Frank Lewis (USA) |
Thure Andersson (SWE) |
 Joseph Schleimer (CAN) |
| Middleweight (72 - 79 kg) |
 Emile Poilvé (FRA) |
Richard Voliva (USA) |
Ahmet Kireççi (TUR) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 - 87 kg) |
Knut Fridell (SWE) |
August Neo (EST) |
Erich Siebert (GER) |
| Heavyweight (+87 kg) |
Kristjan Palusalu (EST) |
Josef Klapuch (TCH) |
Hjalmar Nyström (FIN) |
| Events at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin) |
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