Switzerland: Pre-1900
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1835
???? 1835
???? ??, 1835 (????)
"Championship of Switzerland"
????, Switzerland
1 - Halpenau Vs. Wollreigh,
Draw
[This is according to Tom Gannon's research
1844
NOVEMBER 1844
NOVEMBER ??, 1844 (????)
Zurich, Switzerland
An open challenge is made by a wrestler calling himself "First Athlet of France - Undefeated" (Charles Arpin?).
Note:
Not definitely November, but possibly late November if it is in November
1848
AUGUST 1848
AUGUST ??, 1848 (????)
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
French wrestler, “König der Ringkämpfer” (King of the Wrestlers) appeared here
SEPTEMBER 1848
SEPTEMBER 18, 1848 (MONDAY)
Zurich, Switzerland
1 - ???? def. Türk
Notes:
It's said Türk was undefeated until this match.
1850 (no results)
1851 (no results)
1852 (no results)
1853
JUNE 1853
JUNE ??, 1853 (????)
Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
1 - Anna König (of Vorarlberg) def. Luise Ferralli (of Italy)
JUNE 1853
JUNE ??, 1853 (????)
Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
1 - Anna König (of Vorarlberg) def. Luise Ferralli (of Italy)
1854
JANUARY 1854
JANUARY 22, 1854 (SUNDAY)
Reitschule, Bern, Switzerland
1 - Lutte Suisse (Schwingen)
"Toreador" (of Spain) def. Pertuiset (of Geneva)
2 - Lutte Suisse (Schwingen)
"Schwingerkönig" [King of Schwingen] Beer Vs. "Toeador",
Draw
1855
DECEMBER 1855
DECEMBER 2, 1855 (SUNDAY)
Kavallerie-Kaserne, Bern, Switzerland
1 - Mathias Widmer def. Virgile Jurand (of France)
1862
OCTOBER 1862
OCTOBER ??, 1862 (????)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
1 - William Stark def. Singethaler (of Switzerland)
Note:
The Circus of William Stark traveled across Eastern Switzerland and Western Austria during late 1862 and early 1863
1870
OCTOBER 1870
OCTOBER 25, 1870 (TUESDAY)
Women's Wrestling
St. Gallen, Switzerland
OCTOBER 26, 1870 (WEDNESDAY)
Women's Wrestling
St. Gallen, Switzerland
1871 (no results)
1872 (no results)
1873 (no results)
1874
OCTOBER 1874
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
Bern, Switzerland
1 - Athletic Display
2 - Acrobatic Display
3 - Wrestling
Notes:
Appeared here in mid-October 1874.
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
Promoter: Jean Lüttgens
Museumsaal, Bern, Switzerland
1 - Drexler (of Luzern) def. Viktor Fremont (of France)
Notes:
Fremont traveled with Lüttgens' circus-troupe and stayed in Bern through the middle of October.
Fremont had issued an open challenge on October 15.
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
Fribourg, Switzerland
1 - Athletic Display
2 - Acrobatic Display
3 - Wrestling
Notes:
Appeared here in late-October.
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
St. Gallen, Switzerland
1 - Athletic Display
2 - Acrobatic Display
3 - Wrestling
Notes:
Appeared here in late-October.
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
Promoter: Jean Lüttgens
St. Gallen, Switzerland
1 - ???? def. Viktor Fremont (of France)
Note:
This was shortly after the first loss to Drexler in Bern.
OCTOBER ??, 1874 (????)
The Circus of Jean Lüttgens
Basel, Switzerland
1 - Athletic Display
2 - Acrobatic Display
3 - Wrestling
Notes:
Appeared here in late-October.
NOVEMBER 1874
NOVEMBER 21, 1874 (SATURDAY)
Circus Stolperkrone, Bern, Switzerland
Thomasini issues an open challenge
1883
???? 1883
???? ??, 1883 (????)
????, Switzerland
Wladyslaw Pytlasinski appears here using the Lutte Suisse/Swing Style
Notes:
He appeared here from around 1883 to 1889.
1897
AUGUST 1897
AUGUST 8, 1897 (SUNDAY)
Circus Sidoli, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
1 - Johann Meyer (of Basel) def. "Bellot" [Maximilian Beer] (of Prague)
AUGUST 9, 1897 (MONDAY)
Circus Sidoli, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
1 - Alphonse Thumeysen (of Basel) def. "Bellot" [Maximilian Beer]
1899
OCTOBER 1899
OCTOBER 17, 1899 (TUESDAY)
Wrestling
Kursaal, Geneva
Featuring Paul Pons, Aimable de la Calmette (ainé), Emil Peyrouse & Auguste le Boucher