Edmond Dam ( French Edmond Dame , November 4, 1893 , Ruvroi , France - August 31, 1956 , Paris , France ); - French wrestler of free and Greco-Roman styles, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, bronze medalist of the European Championships [1] [2]
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| Full name | Edmond Dam |
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| Club | ALP, Le Perreux-sur-Marne |
| Date of Birth | November 4, 1893 |
| Place of Birth | Ruvroi (Pas de Calais) , France |
| Date of death | August 31, 1956 (aged 62) |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
Biography
Born in 1893. He competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman heavyweight wrestling.
In 1920, he participated in the Greco-Roman wrestling in the Antwerp Summer Games in Antwerp , performed in the heavyweight division and lost two of three meetings, dropped out of the tournament.
See tournament table .
In 1924 he went to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris , performed in the heavy weight both in Greco-Roman wrestling and in freestyle and took fifth and fourth places respectively.
See tournament table (GR) .
See tournament table (LL) .
In 1925 he was third at the European Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling.
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, he fought in freestyle wrestling in the weight category of over 87 kilograms (heavy weight). At these games, a regulation was introduced, according to which the wrestler received penalties in fights. The athlete who scored 5 penalty points dropped out of the tournament. The tournament was held according to the Bergwal system . In heavy weight 7 wrestlers fought
Edmond Dam in the first meeting was defeated by Johan Richthof and was eliminated in the tournament for second place. There he lost to Aukusti Sikhvole and dropped out to the tournament for third place, where he won in one meeting and became the bronze medalist of the games
See tournament table
In 1929 he became the bronze medalist of the European Championship in freestyle wrestling.
Died in 1956
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Links
- Edmond Dam - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Edmond Dam - profile on International Wrestling Database