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Abraham Kurland

Danish wrestler (1912-1999)

Born
10 June 1912, Odense
Died
14 March 1999, Copenhagen
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Abraham Kurland (10 June 1912 – 14 March 1999) was a Danish Olympic silver medalist wrestler. Kurland won 12 Denmark championships from 1932–49, won a silver medal in lightweight Greco Roman wrestling at the 1932 Olympics and a gold medal in lightweight at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, won a gold medal at the 1934 European Wrestling Championships in Greco-Roman and a bronze medal in freestyle, and won a silver medal at the 1935 European Wrestling Championships.

Kurland was the favorite to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. However, he declined to participate because it was taking place in Nazi Germany.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1932 Summer Olympics1932
1948 Summer Olympics1948

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q330192 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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