1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad

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1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad
1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad poster.jpg
Host city Antwerp, Belgium
Nations15
Dates25 July 1937 (1937-07-25)
1 August 1937 (1937-08-01)
Main venue Olympisch Stadion

The 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad was the sixth edition of International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from 25 July to 1 August at Antwerp in Belgium. They were originally planned for Barcelona 1936, but cancelled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. [1]

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1937 Olympiad was a joint event with the Red Sport International organized Spartakiads. It was the first time as a delegation from Soviet Union took part at the Workers' Olympiad. [2] German athletes no longer participated since the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Federation of Germany had been banned by the Nazi regime in 1933.

Sports

Nations table

Place
Nation
Total Points
Men's Athletic
Women's Athletic
Men's Swimming
Women's Swimming
Water Polo
Football
Handball
Cycling
Greco-Roman Wrestling
Freestyle Wrestling
Weightlifting
Boxing
Balle Pelote
Basketball
Tennis
Badminton
Chess
1.Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17289-3125----44--7-----
2.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1624852625-3-46--13----2
3.Flag of France.svg  France 14330271694--35-133334324
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1344046---4----2816-----
5.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 126-21933--2613386742111
6.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 60279----4--819------
7.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 531165141-38----2---3
8.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4510620-212--------3-
9.Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4061164-2-5-----23--
10.Flag of England.svg  England 12-------4------44-
11.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 92----------7-----
12.Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 823--------3------
13.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Palestine 5-4-----------1---
13.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5-5---------------

The unofficial ranking system has been built considering: Gold medal: 4 points, Silver medal: 3 points, Bronze medal: 2 points, 4th place: 1 point

Source: [3]

Notable winners

References

  1. 1937 Labour Olympiads Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. John Nauright & Charles Parrish (ed.): "Sports Around the World – History, Culture and Practice" (p. 463). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. "La IIIe Olympiade Ouvrière démontre la supériorité des pays nordiques". Le Peuple (in French). 35 (221): 6. 9 August 1937.
  4. Hentilä, Seppo (2014). Bewegung, Kultur und Alltag im Arbeitersport. Helsinki: The Finnish Society for Labour History. p. 12. ISBN   978-952-59762-6-7.