Ernst Steinig

Ernst Rocky ( born January 2, 1900 in Klein Lasso joke, † unknown ) was a German wrestler and two-time medalist at the European Championships.

Career

Ernst Rocky grew up in Dortmund where he started as a teenager with the rings. He started for the ASV Heros Dortmund and developed after 1920 to an outstanding wrestler in the Greco- Roman style. In 1924, he first drew attention to himself when he German Vice- featherweight champion was in Mannheim. In the same year he also launched at the European Championships in Neunkirchen / Saar and came there to seventh place in the featherweight.

1925, the first European child of the new international Ringer Association was held in Milan. Ernst Rocky, who was nominated by the German Wrestling Federation ( DASV v. 1891) it had made ​​tremendous progress over the previous year and defeated there featherweight among others also the Swedish champion Erik Malmberg. In the final battle, however, he was defeated by Hungary Jenő Németh, who then launched as a guest Ringer for AC Cologne -Mülheim in 1892 for many years, on points and became vice European champion.

Also in 1926 Ernst won at the European Championships in Riga a medal, a bronze. Counter- Erik Malmberg he had time to suffer a defeat. In addition, he also lost against Voldemar Väli from Estonia, who still had a great career ahead of him.

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 Ernst won four fights in a row, but then succumbed again to Voldemar Väli and had to retire due to attainment of five penalty points and came up with a good fifth place.

In his last participation in an international championship, the European Championships in Dortmund Ernst scored a victory over Olympic champion Kustaa Pihlajamäki from Finland. After a further point victory over the Austrian Karl Stiedl he lost then surprisingly against the Hungarian József Tasnady and landed so on the fourth place.

Ernst Rocky then ended his international career Ringer. He started many years to come for his club hero Dortmund, with whom he was in 1927 and 1932 German team champion.

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, European Championship EM =, GR = Greco- Roman style, Fe = featherweight, then to 62 kg body weight)

German Championships

Swell

  • Various editions of the journal " Athletics " from the years 1929 to 1932
  • Yearbook 1972 of the German Federal Ringer, athletics -Verlag Karlsruhe, 1972
  • Documentation of International Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976
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