Karl Gotch: Amateur Wrestling Records

* Wrestling as Karel Istaz

  • 1946 - light heavyweight champion of Belgium - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1947 - heavyweight champion of Belgium - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1948 - heavyweight champion of Belgium - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1948 - heavyweight champion of Antwerp - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1949 - heavyweight champion of Belgium - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1949 - heavyweight champion of Antwerp - Graeco-Roman Style
  • 1950 - heavyweight champion of Belgium - Freestyle
date location opponent(s) & partner(s) result style championship note
1946/07 Brussels, BEL - Culture Centrum "Commune Laeken" Robert Herland L freestyle    
1946/10/23 Stockholm, SWE Coban (Turkey) L freestyle European heavyweight as Charles Istaz
1946/10/24 Stockholm, SWE Robert Herland L freestyle European heavyweight as Charles Istaz
1946/12/07 Brussels, BEL - School of Jules Anspach Robert Herland L freestyle    
1947/01/18-25 Brussels, BEL     freestyle Belgium  
1947/02/08 Brussels, BEL - Cirque Royal Nils Akerlindt (Sweden) L freestyle    
early 1947/03 Antwerp, BEL Dingemans W graeco-roman Belgium tournament final
late 1947/03 Antwerp, BEL F. H. Rosbag L     as Charles Istaz
1948/01/31-02/01 Brussels, BEL - School of Jules Anspach     graeco-roman Belgium heavyweight 1st place
1948/03/30 Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais F. Oberlander L     as Charles Istaz
1948/04/15 Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais Callewaerts W freestyle    
1948/07/30 London, ENG, GBR - Empress Hall, Earls Court Candas (Turkey) L freestyle Olympics - light heavyweight  
1948/07/30 London, ENG, GBR - Empress Hall, Earls Court Joseph Trimpont W freestyle Olympics - light heavyweight  
1948/08/06 London, ENG, GBR - Empress Hall, Earls Court Athanase Kabaflis (Greece) W graeco-roman Olympics - light heavyweight  
1948/08/06 London, ENG, GBR - Empress Hall, Earls Court G. Kovacs (Hungary) L graeco-roman Olympics - light heavyweight  
1948/10/16 Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais Callewaerts D freestyle    
1948/11/20 Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais Verscheuren W graeco-roman Antwerp heavyweight  
1948/11/20 Antwerp, BEL - Rubenspalais Dingemans W graeco-roman Antwerp heavyweight tournament final
1949/02/05 Gent, BEL - Local "Verenigde Krachtmeters" Bloem        
1949/03/12 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Van de Velde W graeco-roman Belgium heavyweight  
1949/03/13 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Van de Velde W graeco-roman Belgium heavyweight  
1949/03/13 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Lhonneux W graeco-roman Belgium heavyweight  
1949/03/13 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Dingemans W graeco-roman Belgium heavyweight tournament final
1949/03/19 Antwerp, BEL - Grieten-Zaal F. H. Rosbag W      
1949/04/02 Brussels, BEL - Cirque Royal Sadik Esen (Turkey) W      
1949/12/15-17 Antwerp, BEL - "De Wip" Hall     graeco-roman Antwerp 1st place
1950/01/28-29 Brussels, BEL - Cirque Royal     graeco-roman Belgium  
1950/04/22 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Van de Velde W freestyle Belgium heavyweight  
1950/04/22 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Lhonneux W freestyle Belgium heavyweight  
1950/04/22 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Verheyden W freestyle Belgium heavyweight  
1950/04/23 Brussels, BEL - Palais du Midi Callewaerts W freestyle Belgium heavyweight tournament final
1950/06/03 Antwerp, BEL Callewaerts W freestyle    
1950/07/29 Antwerp, BEL - Cinema Roma Deloor (France) W graeco-roman   Belgium vs France

* Research by Ronald Großpietsch


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