Ludwig Schweickert
Ludwig Schweickert ( born April 26, 1915 in Fuerth, † August 18 1943 in Oryol, USSR ) was a German wrestler.
Life
Schweickert began his career in Fuerth, but changed in 1936 as a professional soldier to Berlin. He achieved his first notable success in 1935, when he in friendly match Bayern - Czechoslovakia beat the Czechoslovak champion Samec. From then on, piled his successes. In his further career, he was in a way connected fatefully with two people. One was Ivar Johansson, Sweden, the other Werner soul ties. Ivar Johansson moved Ludwig Schweickert both the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as well as at the European Championships in 1937, 1938 and 1939 the leap onto the top of the podium. Four times Schweickert was beaten by Ivar Johansson at these championships just on points.
Together with Werner soul ties, an avowed Communist, Schweickert was a member from 1935 to 1941 the German national team wrestler and was friends with him. His position as a professional soldier and thus verbundere allegiance to the state took him by the agitation of soul binder often in trouble. On March 30, 1941 Schweickert and soul ties were the countries fighting against Italy in Bologna still common in the German squadron, both won their fights. 1942 Seelenbinderhalle was arrested by the Gestapo and killed by the Nazis. Even Kurt Frey, the National Socialist trade chief officer for rings, the soul ties had long supported, this could not prevent. Ludwig Schweickert brought his career with 28 years in 1943 death in the Soviet Union.
International success
He also represented Germany in 23 countries battles and conquered it sixteen times.
National Achievements ( German championships)
Note: OS = Olympic Games, European Championship EM =, GR = Greco-Roman style, F = Freestyle, Middleweight, then to 79 kg body weight
Swell
- Journals Athletics from 1933 to 1936 and weight training from the years 1937 to 1939
- One Hundred Years of struggle in Germany, publishing The wrestler, Lower Berg, 1991, pp. 199, 217 and 228
- Documentation of Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976