1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad

International multi-sport event 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad poster.jpg 250px Antwerp, Belgium 15 1937 7 25 y –1937 8 1 y Olympisch Stadion 1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad 1943 Workers' Summer Olympiad The 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad was the sixth edition of International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from 25 July to 1 August at Antwerp in Belgium. They were originally planned for Barcelona 1936, but cancelled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.1937 Labour Olympiads Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2015. 1937 Olympiad was a joint event with the Red Sport International organized Spartakiads. It was the first time as a delegation from Soviet Union took part at the Workers' Olympiad.John Nauright & Charles Parrish (ed.): "Sports Around the World – History, Culture and Practice" (p. 463). Retrieved 11 July 2013. German athletes no longer participated since the Workers' Gymnastics and Sports Federation of Germany had been banned by the Nazi regime in 1933. Sports Athletics Basketball Basque pelota Boxing Chess Cycling Field handball (Handball at the 1937 Workers' Summer Olympiad de Arbeiter-Sommerolympiade 1937/Handball details) Football (details) Gymnastics Motor cycling Swimming Table tennis Tennis Tug of War Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Nations table 1 PlaceNation1 Total Points1 Men's Athletic1 Women's Athletic1 Men's Swimming1 Women's Swimming1 Water Polo1 Football1 Handball1 Cycling1 Greco-Roman Wrestling1 Freestyle Wrestling1 Weightlifting1 Boxing1 Balle Pelote1 Basketball1 Tennis1 Badminton1 Chess1.17289-3125----44--7-----2.1624852625-3-46--13----23.183014330271694--35-1333343244.19251344046---4----2816-----5.126-21933--26133867421116.60279----4--819------7.531165141-38----2---38.4510620-212--------3-9.19314061164-2-5-----23--10.12-------4------44-11.92----------7-----12.823--------3------13.PAL5-4-----------1---13.5-5--------------- The unofficial ranking system has been built considering: Gold medal: 4 points, Silver medal: 3 points, Bronze medal: 2 points, 4th place: 1 point Source:9 August 1937 La IIIe Olympiade Ouvrière démontre la supériorité des pays nordiques https://uurl.kbr.be/1402378 Le Peuple fr 35 221 6 Notable winners Soviet Union Moisey Kasyanik, weightlifting (60 kg) Soviet Union Mikhail Kasyanik, gymnastics Soviet Union Nikolay Korolyov, heavyweight boxing Finland Väinö Leskinen, 200 and 400 meter breaststroke swimming Soviet Union Seraphim Znamensky, 5,000 meters runHentilä Seppo 2014 Bewegung, Kultur und Alltag im Arbeitersport https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/136470 Helsinki The Finnish Society for Labour History 12 978-952-59762-6-7 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow, football References Category:International Workers' Olympiads Workers' Summer Olympiad Category:Sports competitions in Antwerp Category:International sports competitions hosted by Belgium Workers' Summer Olympiad Category:Multi-sport events in Belgium Category:1930s in Antwerp Workers' Summer Olympiad Workers' Summer Olympiad