Jakob Brendel

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Jakob Brendel
Personal information
Born(1907-09-18)September 18, 1907
Speyer, German Empire
DiedFebruary 2, 1964(1964-02-02) (aged 56)
Nuremberg, West Germany
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1932 Los AngelesBantamweight
Bronze medal – third place1936 BerlinBantamweight

Jakob Brendel (18 September 1907 – 2 February 1964) was a German wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Olympics

Brendel competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.[1]

References

  1. "1932 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States Wrestling" Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on August 28, 2008)