Ernst Steinig
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Ernst Steinig was a German
Greco-Roman featherweight wrestler and two times German medal winner in European championships. He was born in Klein-Lassowitz.
Mrs Reed is German too
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Greco-Roman featherweight wrestler and two times German medal winner in European championships. He was born in Klein-Lassowitz.
International career
- 1924, 7. place, European Championship in Neunkirchen, SaarlandNeunkirchen, SaarlandNeunkirchen is a town and a municipality in Saarland, Germany. It is the largest town in, and the seat of the district of Neunkirchen. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken. With about 50,000 inhabitants, Neunkirchen is Saarland's 2nd largest city...
, winner: Karl Völklein before Gustav Haber and Georg Schunk, all Germany; - 1925, 2. place, European Championship in MailandMailandMailand may refer to:*Milan, Mailand in German*Mailand, Shetland is a hamlet on Unst, one of the Shetland Islands...
, with victories over Harmath, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, René Rottenfluc, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Erik MalmbergEric Malmberg (sport wrestler)Eric Malmberg was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and defeat against Jenö Nemeth, Hungary; - 1926, 3. place, European Championship in RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, with victories over Kopmans, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and Ambrus, Hungary and defeat against Erik Malmberg and Voldemar VäliVoldemar VäliVoldemar Väli was a two-time Olympic medalist for Estonia in Greco-Roman wrestling.-External links:***...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
; - 1927, 9. place, European Championship in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, with victory over Ricardo Pizzocaro, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and defeat against Eugen Fleischmann, CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
and Károly KárpátiKároly KárpátiKároly Kárpáti was a Jewish Hungarian Olympic wrestling champion.-Career:He won a gold medal in 1936 in the Lightweight Freestyle class...
, Hungary; - 1928, 5. place, 1928 Summer Olympics1928 Summer OlympicsThe 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, with victories over Joseph Dillen, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, R. Rey, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Leon Mazurek, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Aleksanteri ToivolaAleksanteri ToivolaAleksanteri Toivola was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and defeat against Voldemar Väli; - 1929, 4. place, European Championship in DortmundDortmundDortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
, with victories over Karl Stiedl, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Kustaa PihlajamäkiKustaa PihlajamäkiKustaa Pihlajamäki was a Finnish freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion.He received a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.-References:...
, Finland and defeat against József Tásnády, Hungary
German Championships
- 1924, 2. place, behind Gustav Paul, NetzschkauNetzschkauNetzschkau is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 6 km southeast of Greiz, and 21 km southwest of Zwickau....
and before Gustav Haber, PirmasensPirmasensPirmasens is a district-free city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed Südwestpfalz....
, - 1925, 1. place, before Arthur Zirkel, Pirmasens and Bröschel, Mülheim an der Ruhr,
- 1926, 1. place, before Eduard Sperling, Dortmund and Emil Paul, Netzschkau
Sources
- various editions of the journal „Athletik“ fron the years 1929 - 1932
- Yearbook 1972 German wrestling, Athletik-Verlag Karlsruhe, 1972
- Documentation of International Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976
Mrs Reed is German too