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 () Football (details) Gymnastics Motor cycling Swimming Table tennis Tennis Tug of War Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling
Nations table Nation1.17289-3125----44--7-----2.1624852625-3-46--13----23.14330271694--35-1333343244.1344046---4----2816-----5.126-21933--26133867421116.60279----4--819------7.531165141-38----2---38.4510620-212--------3-9.4061164-2-5-----23--10.12-------4------44-11.92----------7-----12.823--------3------13.5-4-----------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
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Notable winners Moisey Kasyanik, weightlifting (60 kg) Mikhail Kasyanik, gymnastics Nikolay Korolyov, heavyweight boxing Väinö Leskinen, 200 and 400 meter breaststroke swimming Seraphim Znamensky, 5,000 meters run Spartak Moscow, football
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