Abraham Kurland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Kurland

Danish wrestler

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1999

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Abraham Kurland (June 10, 1912 – March 14, 1999) was a Danish wrestler.Kurland was Jewish, and was born in Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark.
He was affiliated with the Hakoah Jewish Sports club, København/Bagsværd, København.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.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.
In the 1948 games Kurland participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, at the age of 45.