| 1927 European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Hungary , Budapest |
| Dates | 3-5 November 1927 |
The 1927 European Wrestling Championships were held in Budapest (Hungary) in 1927 under the organization of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling (FILA) and the Hungarian Wrestling Federation. It only competed in the Greco-Roman style categories. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Estonia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | Giovanni Gozzi Italy | Eduard Pütsep Estonia | Armand Magyar Hungary |
| 62 kg | Voldemar Väli Estonia | Károly Kárpáti Hungary | Martin Egeberg Norway |
| 67.5 kg | Eduard Sperling Germany | Harald Pettersson Sweden | Osvald Käpp Estonia |
| 75+ kg | László Papp Hungary | Albert Kusnets Estonia | František Hála Czechoslovakia |
| 82.5 kg | Alexander Szabó Czechoslovakia | Thure Sjöstedt Sweden | Rudolf Loo Estonia |
| 82.5+ kg | Rajmund Badó Hungary | Johan Richthoff Sweden | Josef Urban Czechoslovakia |
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