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Born | Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark | 10 June 1912|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 March 1999 | (aged 86)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco Roman, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hakoah Jewish Sports Club, København/ Bagsværd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National finals | 12x Danish champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abraham Kurland (10 June 1912 – 14 March 1999) was a Danish Olympic silver medalist wrestler. [1] Kurland won 12 Denmark championships from 1932-49, won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics and a gold medal in lightweight at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, won a gold medal at the 1934 European Wrestling Championships in Greco-Roman and a bronze medal in freestyle, and won a silver medal at the 1935 European Wrestling Championships. [2] [3]
Kurland was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. However, he declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany.
Kurland was Jewish, and was born in Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark. [1] [4]
He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports Club, København/ Bagsværd. [4] [5]
In 1928, at 16 years of age, Kurland became Hakoah's first Copenhagen bantamweight champion. [6]
Kurland won 12 Denmark championships from 1932-49. [2]
He won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, at 20 years of age, after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal. [1] [7]
At the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, Kurland won a gold medal in the lightweight category. [8]
At the 1934 European Wrestling Championships Kurland won a gold medal in Greco-Roman, and a bronze medal in freestyle. [2] At the 1935 European Wrestling Championships he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman. [2] [3]
Kurland was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. [5] [7] [9] However, he declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany. [1]
In 1943 during World War II, Kurland fled to Sweden on a fishing boat from Gilleleje to Hoganas with a group Danish-Jewish wrestlers, and they stayed with the families of Swedish wrestlers. [2] [6]
In 1945 he returned to Denmark. [2] Kurland worked there as a coach from 1948-62. [2]
After the war, at the 1948 Olympics in London, Kurland competed in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at 36 years of age, and came in ninth. [10] [5]
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Born | Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark | 10 June 1912|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 March 1999 | (aged 86)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Mosaisk Vestre Begravelsesplads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco Roman, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hakoah Jewish Sports Club, København/ Bagsværd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | 12x Danish champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abraham Kurland (10 June 1912 – 14 March 1999) was a Danish Olympic silver medalist wrestler. [1] Kurland won 12 Denmark championships from 1932-49, won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics and a gold medal in lightweight at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, won a gold medal at the 1934 European Wrestling Championships in Greco-Roman and a bronze medal in freestyle, and won a silver medal at the 1935 European Wrestling Championships. [2] [3]
Kurland was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. However, he declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany.
Kurland was Jewish, and was born in Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark. [1] [4]
He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports Club, København/ Bagsværd. [4] [5]
In 1928, at 16 years of age, Kurland became Hakoah's first Copenhagen bantamweight champion. [6]
Kurland won 12 Denmark championships from 1932-49. [2]
He won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, at 20 years of age, after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal. [1] [7]
At the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, Kurland won a gold medal in the lightweight category. [8]
At the 1934 European Wrestling Championships Kurland won a gold medal in Greco-Roman, and a bronze medal in freestyle. [2] At the 1935 European Wrestling Championships he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman. [2] [3]
Kurland was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. [5] [7] [9] However, he declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany. [1]
In 1943 during World War II, Kurland fled to Sweden on a fishing boat from Gilleleje to Hoganas with a group Danish-Jewish wrestlers, and they stayed with the families of Swedish wrestlers. [2] [6]
In 1945 he returned to Denmark. [2] Kurland worked there as a coach from 1948-62. [2]
After the war, at the 1948 Olympics in London, Kurland competed in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at 36 years of age, and came in ninth. [10] [5]