Anton Koolmann
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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
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 Template:FlagIOCteam by fall 13min 10s.
- Second round– lost to 1932 Summer Olympics champion Giovanni Gozzi Template:FlagIOCteam with points.
- Third round– lost to 1921 world champion and later Bronze Bronze medalist Väinö V. Ikonen Template:FlagIOCteam with points. (→ did not advance, 13.-16. place)
Men's freestyle featherweight (-61 kg)
- 1/8 Final round– lost to later Gold Gold medalist Robin Reed Template:FlagIOCteam
- Tournament to 2nd place – First round– lost to later Silver Silver medalist Chester Newton Template:FlagIOCteam. (→ 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
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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- 1899 births
- 1953 deaths
- Olympic wrestlers for Estonia
- People from Kuusalu Parish
- Sportspeople from Harju County
- New Zealand male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Estonian male sport wrestlers
- Estonian emigrants to New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Wellington City