Ernst Steinig

Ernst Steinig (born January 2, 1900, date of death unknown) was a German Greco-Roman featherweight wrestler and two times German medal winner in European championships. He was born in Klein-Lassowitz.

International career

• 1924, 7. place, European Championship in Neunkirchen, Saarland, winner: Karl Völklein before Gustav Haber and Georg Schunk, all Germany;
• 1925, 2. place, European Championship in Mailand, with victories over Harmath, Hungary, René Rottenfluc, France and Erik Malmberg, Sweden and defeat against Jenö Nemeth, Hungary;
• 1926, 3. place, European Championship in Riga, with victories over Kopmans, Latvia and Ambrus, Hungary and defeat against Erik Malmberg and Voldemar Väli, Estonia;
• 1927, 9. place, European Championship in Budapest, with victory over Ricardo Pizzocaro, Italy and defeat against Eugen Fleischmann, Czechoslovakia and Károly Kárpáti, Hungary;
• 1928, 5. place, 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, with victories over Joseph Dillen, Belgium, R. Rey, Argentina, Leon Mazurek, Poland and Aleksanteri Toivola, Finland and defeat against Voldemar Väli;
• 1929, 4. place, European Championship in Dortmund, with victories over Karl Stiedl, Austria and Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Finland and defeat against József Tásnády, Hungary

German Championships

• 1924, 2. place, behind Gustav Paul, Netzschkau and before Gustav Haber, Pirmasens,
• 1925, 1. place, before Arthur Zirkel, Pirmasens and Bröschel, Mülheim an der Ruhr,
• 1926, 1. place, before Eduard Sperling, Dortmund and Emil Paul, Netzschkau

Sources

• various editions of the journal Athletik, 1929 - 1932
• Yearbook 1972 German wrestling, Athletik-Verlag Karlsruhe, 1972
• Documentation of International Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976

Mrs Reed is German too

External links

• Overview of the European Championship in featherweight
• Ernst Steinig's profile at Sports Reference.com