The Olympic rings, as they appeared in 1936

Heavy-Weight - 79,378+ kg

OLYMPIC VICTOR: Herbert Runge (Germany)

Second: José Guillermo Lovell (Argentina)
Third: Erling Nilsen (Norway)

 

Herbert Runge & Guillermo Lovell battle it out for the Olympic gold
- Herbert Runge & Guillermo Lovell battle it out for the Olympic gold -
Erling Nilsen (bronze), Herbert Runge (gold) & Guillermo Lovell (silver)
- Erling Nilsen (bronze), Herbert (gold) & Lovell (silver) -

 

Entries and participation. Entered: 20 nations with 26 participants. Competed: 17 nations with 17 participants

 

1st Series - August 10th, Night: 

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 1:  Vincent Stuart (GBR)  defeats  Albertus van Bemmel (NED)  on pts.    Schröder (GER)   Almeida (ARG), Matsov (EST), Haakon Winther (NOR).

 

2nd Series - August 11th, Afternoon

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 2:  José Feans (URU)  defeats  Stanisław Piłat  (POL)  on pts.    Schröder (GER)   Benjamin (USA), Vondrys (CZE), Madsen (DEN).
Bout 3:  Guillermo Lovell (ARG)  defeats  Omar Hermansen (DEN)  on pts.    Schindler (ITA)   Bielewics (POL), Diehm (USA), Eisner (HUN).
 
Bout 4: Ernest Toussaint (LUX)  defeats  Karl Lutz (AUT)  on pts.    Engel (GER)   Driver (USA), Persson (SWE), Kiss (HUN).
Bout 5: Erling Nilsen (NOR)  defeats  Walter Marti (SUI)  DQ 3.    Tage Bergman (SWE)   Bloom (USA), Scholz (GER), A. Forray (HUN).

 

August 12th:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 6:  Olle Tandberg (SWE)  defeats  Arthur Oliver (USA)  on pts.    Jackson (GBR)   T. St. J. Dean (RSA), Ritzi (SUI), Madsen (DEN).
Bout 7:  Ferenc Nagy (HUN)  defeats  Albert Robbe (BEL)  on pts.    Lovell (USA)   Impey (RSA), Sadlowski (GER), Paajanen (FIN).
 
Bout 8: Herbert Runge (GER)  defeats  Rudolf Kuss (CZE)  KO 1.    Ritzi (SUI)   Baly (FRA), James A. Lee (USA), Sven Jerselius (SWE).
Bout 9: Vincent Stuart (GBR)  defeats  Secondo de Marchi (ITA)  on pts.    Falony (BEL)   Madsen (DEN), A. Forray (HUN), Bourdariat (FRA).

 

3rd Series - August 13th, Afternoon:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 10:  Guillermo Lovell (ARG)  defeats  José Feans (URU)  KO 2.    Dermant (FRA)   Kage (JPN), del Fante (ITA), Matsov (EST).
Bout 11: Erling Nilsen (NOR) defeats Ernest Toussaint (LUX)  KO 2.    Schröder (GER)   McLean (CAN), Benjamin (USA), Alfred Overgaard (DEN).
 
Night
Bout 12: Ferenc Nagy (HUN)  defeats  Olle Tandberg (SWE)  on pts.    Falony (BEL)   Kage (JPN), Jackson (GBR), Impey (South Africa).
Bout 13: Herbert Runge (GER) defeats Vincent Stuart (GBR)  on pts.    Eisner (HUN)   Alfred Overgaard (DEN), James A. Lee (USA), Ritzi (SUI).

 

4th Series - August 14th, Afternoon:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 14:  Guillermo Lovell (ARG)  defeats  Erling Nilsen (NOR)  on pts.    Falony (BEL)   Bergström (NED), Benjamin (USA), Hegemann (GER).
 
Night
Bout 15: Herbert Runge (GER)  defeats  Ferenc Nagy (HUN)  WO.      Nagy did not appear in the ring because of injuries.

 

Bout for the 3rd and 4th places - August 15th, Night:

Bout 16: Erling Nilsen (NOR)  defeats  Ferenc Nagy (HUN)  WO.    Nagy did not appear in the ring because of injuries.

 

Bout for the 1st and 2nd places - August 15th, Night:

  Referee:   Judges:
Bout 17: Herbert Runge (GER)  defeats  Guillermo Lovell (ARG)  on pts.    Warnes (GBR)  Teodori (ITA), Pedersen (DEN), Lovell (USA).

- 2:15 of the bout can be seen in 'Olympia; 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit'. Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, 1936.

 

 

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