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1947 European Wrestling Championships

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1947 European Wrestling Championships
Host cityCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia, Prague
Dates11–14 April 1947
Champions
Greco-Roman Sweden
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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]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Czech Republic)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden3137
2 Soviet Union3115
3 Turkey1214
4 Egypt1102
5 Hungary0202
6 Norway0101
7 Finland0022
8 Czechoslovakia0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Medal summary

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
52 kg
Bertil Sundin
 Sweden
Mohamed Abdel-El
 Egypt
Lennart Viitala
 Finland
Bantamweight
57 kg
Mahmoud Hassan
 Egypt
Reidar Merli
 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

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  1. ^ "J. Foeldeak GmbH - Sports Mats, Wrestling Mats, Judo Mats, Grappling Mats". www.foeldeak.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
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