| 1929 European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  France Paris, Freestyle  Germany Dortmund, Greco-Roman |
| Dates | 14 - 16 February 1929 3 - 5 April 1929 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Sweden |
| Greco-Roman | Sweden |
The 1929 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Freestyle style in Paris 14 - 16 February 1929; the Greco-Romane style and in Dortmund 3 - 5 April 1929. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg | Piet Mollin Belgium | Berthaux France | R. Wyss Sweden |
| 61 kg | René Rottenfluc France | Joseph Dillen Belgium | Denis Perret Switzerland |
| 66 kg | Erik Malmberg Sweden | Károly Kárpáti Hungary | Reginald Edwards Great Britain |
| 72 kg | Hyacinthe Roosen Belgium | Alvar Eriksson Sweden | Fritz Käsermann Switzerland |
| 79 kg | Sanfrid Söderqvist Sweden | Hans Mollet Switzerland | Henri Deniel France |
| 87 kg | Erich Äschlimann Switzerland | Paul Bonnefont France | Joseph Van Assche Belgium |
| 87+ kg | Johan Richthoff Sweden | Edmond Charlier Belgium | Edmond Dame France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | Sven Martinsen Norway | Erland Nielsen Denmark | Antonín Nič Czechoslovakia |
| 62 kg | Folke Hernström Sweden | Aage Torgensen Denmark | Eugen Fleischmann Czechoslovakia |
| 67.5 kg | Eduard Sperling Germany | Torsten Bergström Sweden | Silvio Tozzi Italy |
| 75 kg | József Tunyogi Hungary | Väinö Kokkinen Finland | Ivar Johansson Sweden |
| 82.5 kg | Onni Pellinen Finland | Robert Rupp Germany | Sanfried Söderqvist Sweden |
| 82.5+ kg | Georg Gehring Germany | Rudolf Svensson Sweden | Josef Urban Czechoslovakia |
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