Anton Koolmann
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| Born | 11 September 1899 | |||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1953 (aged 53) | |||||||||||
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Anton Koolmann (11 September 1899 – 29 June 1953) was a wrestler and coach from Kuusalu Parish, Estonia who took part at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]1924 after winning Estonian Greco-Roman wrestling championships he participated at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France:[2]
Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight (-58 kg)
- First round– defeated French champion Georges Appruzeze File:Flag of France.svg France by fall 13min 10s.
- Second round– lost to 1932 Summer Olympics champion Giovanni Gozzi File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy with points.
- Third round– lost to 1921 world champion and later Bronze Bronze medalist Väinö V. Ikonen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland with points. (→ did not advance, 13.-16. place)
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Men's freestyle featherweight (-61 kg)
- 1/8 Final round– lost to later Gold Gold medalist Robin Reed File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States
- Tournament to 2nd place – First round– lost to later Silver Silver medalist Chester Newton File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States. (→ did not advance, 10. place)
After Olympics he didn't return to home, but arrived, according to The Estonian Archives in Australia (EAA), 16 February 1925 from Campbeltown to Adelaide, Australia on the four-masted Barque "Carthpool" (Sister ship of Lawhill).
In Australia within the first fortnight of his career as a professional wrestler Koolmann won in seven successive championship matches, two state championships, three Victorian and two Australasian amateur championships.[3] He won Australian middleweight championstitle from Hughie Whitman.[4]
15 October 1928 he moved to New Zealand and got citizenship in 1933.
1934 he wrestled against former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gus "The Goat" Sonnenberg.
In the late 1930s, he trained many New Zealand wrestling champions in his Koolman's Gym in Wellington. Among them Ernie "Kiwi" Kingston and from 1951 Maori professional heavyweight wrestler Keita Meretana of Wairoa.
He died suddenly in his home at age 53 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Sport achievements
[edit | edit source]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 1924 | Estonian National Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Greco-Roman wrestling / -57 kg |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 10th | Men's freestyle featherweight -61 kg |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 13-16th | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight -58 kg |
References
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- A little piece of San Francisco in Wellington! – former Koolman's Wrestling Gym in 171 Cuba Street, Wellington
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- ^ WORLD'S RECORD ESTABLISHED. Seven Successive Championships. ...conceded by the visiting American wrestlers to be unique in wrestling history., The Argus, Monday 14 June 1926 p. 6
- ^ The Argus., Saturday 26 June 1926 p. 20
External links
[edit | edit source]- Koolman's Correct Wrestling – Plates 45-48, series reprinted from an early wrestling book
- Koolman's Correct Wrestling – Plates 57 and 58
- Four-masted barque "Carthpool"
- Anton Koolmann`s descendants
- Family business
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- Anton Koolmann at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Anton Koolmann at ESBL (in Estonian)