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'''Abraham Kurland''' (June 10, 1912 – March 14, 1999) was a Danish [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]].<ref name="google1">{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists |author=Taylor, Paul |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |year=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0KzECrIQDQC&pg=PA235&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+kurland&hl=en&ei=OCOdTuIZqvDSAaDs7KoJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Jews%20and%20the%20Olympic%20Games%22%20kurland&f=false |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
'''Abraham Kurland''' (June 10, 1912 – March 14, 1999) was a Danish [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]].<ref name="google1">{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists |author=Taylor, Paul |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |year=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0KzECrIQDQC&pg=PA235&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+kurland&hl=en&ei=OCOdTuIZqvDSAaDs7KoJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Jews%20and%20the%20Olympic%20Games%22%20kurland&f=false |access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>


Kurland was Jewish, and was born in [[Odense]], [[Syddanmark]], Denmark.<ref name="google1" /><ref name="sports-reference1">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/abraham-kurland-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082429/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/abraham-kurland-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Abraham Kurland Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports club, [[København]]/[[Bagsværd]], [[København]].<ref name="sports-reference1" /><ref name="newenglishreview1">{{cite news |url=http://www.newenglishreview.org/Norman_Berdichevsky/The_Golden_Calf_Idols_of_the_World_Cup,_The_Olympics,_and_What_Happened_in_Berlin,_1936/ |title=The Golden Calf Idols of the World Cup, The Olympics, and What Happened in Berlin, 1936 |author=Norman Berdichevsky |publisher=Newenglishreview.org |date= |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
Kurland was Jewish, and was born in [[Odense]], [[Syddanmark]], Denmark.<ref name="google1" /><ref name="sports-reference1">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/abraham-kurland-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082429/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/abraham-kurland-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Abraham Kurland Biography and Olympic Results |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports club, [[København]]/[[Bagsværd]], [[København]].<ref name="sports-reference1" /><ref name="newenglishreview1">{{cite news |url=http://www.newenglishreview.org/Norman_Berdichevsky/The_Golden_Calf_Idols_of_the_World_Cup,_The_Olympics,_and_What_Happened_in_Berlin,_1936/ |title=The Golden Calf Idols of the World Cup, The Olympics, and What Happened in Berlin, 1936 |author=Norman Berdichevsky |publisher=Newenglishreview.org |access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>


He won a silver medal in lightweight [[Greco Roman wrestling]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] in Los Angeles, after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal.<ref name="google1" /><ref name="google2">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMzYdZpk8qMC&pg=PA57&dq=abraham+kurland&hl=en&ei=wiadTsmlOIHd0QGMjpmjCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=abraham%20kurland&f=false |title=The Olympics at the millennium: power, politics, and the games |author=Sidonie Smith |publisher= |year=2000 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
He won a silver medal in lightweight [[Greco Roman wrestling]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] in Los Angeles, after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal.<ref name="google1" /><ref name="google2">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMzYdZpk8qMC&pg=PA57&dq=abraham+kurland&hl=en&ei=wiadTsmlOIHd0QGMjpmjCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=abraham%20kurland&f=false |title=The Olympics at the millennium: power, politics, and the games |author=Sidonie Smith |year=2000 |access-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>


He was the favorite to win a gold medal at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympics]], but declined to participate because it was taking place in [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="newenglishreview1" /><ref name="google2" /> In the 1948 games Kurland participated in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], at the age of 45.<ref name="newenglishreview1" />
He was the favorite to win a gold medal at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympics]], but declined to participate because it was taking place in [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="newenglishreview1" /><ref name="google2" /> In the 1948 games Kurland participated in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], at the age of 45.<ref name="newenglishreview1" />

Revision as of 04:03, 11 December 2020

Abraham Kurland
Personal information
Born(1912-06-10)June 10, 1912
Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark
DiedMarch 14, 1999(1999-03-14) (aged 86)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles lightweight

Abraham Kurland (June 10, 1912 – March 14, 1999) was a Danish wrestler.[1]

Kurland was Jewish, and was born in Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark.[1][2] He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports club, København/Bagsværd, København.[2][3]

He won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, after being narrowly defeated for the gold medal.[1][4]

He was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics, but declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany.[3][4] In the 1948 games Kurland participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, at the age of 45.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Abraham Kurland Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Norman Berdichevsky. "The Golden Calf Idols of the World Cup, The Olympics, and What Happened in Berlin, 1936". Newenglishreview.org. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Sidonie Smith (2000). The Olympics at the millennium: power, politics, and the games. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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