Ernst Steinig

Ernst Steinig (born January 2 1900, date of death unknown) was a German 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/Saar, winner: Karl Völklein before Gustav Haber and Georg Schunk, all Germany;
* 1925, "2. place", European Championship in Mailand, with victories over Harmath, Hungary, René Rottenfluc, France and Erik Malmberg, Sweden and defeat against Jenö Nemeth, Hungary;
* 1926, "3. place", European Championship in Riga, with victories over Kopmans, Latvia and Ambrus, Hungary and defeat against Erik Malmberg and Voldemar Väli, Estonia;
* 1927, "9. place", European Championship in Budapest, with victory over Ricardo Pizzocaro, Italy and defeat against Eugen Fleischmann, Czechoslovakia and Károly Kárpáti, Hungary;
* 1928, "5. place", 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, with victories over Joseph Dillen, Belgium, R. Rey, Argentina, Leon Mazurek, Poland and Aleksanteri Toivola, Finland and defeat against Voldemar Väli;
* 1929, "4. place", European Championship in Dortmund, with victories over Karl Stiedl, Austria and Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Finland and defeat against József Tásnády, Hungary

German Championships

* 1924, 2. place, behind Gustav Paul, Netzschkau and before Gustav Haber, Pirmasens,
* 1925, 1. place, before Arthur Zirkel, Pirmasens and Bröschel, Mülheim an der Ruhr,
* 1926, 1. place, before Eduard Sperling, Dortmund and Emil Paul, Netzschkau

ources

* 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

External links

* [http://sports123.com/wre/me-g62.html Overview of the European Championship in featherweight]