George Mehnert
American wrestler (1881–1948)
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1881-11-03)November 3, 1881 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 8, 1948(1948-07-08) (aged 66) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 – July 8, 1948) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal at both Olympics.[1]
At the 1904 Olympics, he won a gold medal in flyweight category. Four years later at the 1908 Olympics, he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight category. By winning the gold medal in 1908, Mehnert became the first American to win two Olympic gold medals in wrestling.[2]
In 1976, Mehnert was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]
References
External links
- George Mehnert at Olympedia
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George Mehnert (USA) - 1948:
Lennart Viitala (FIN) - 1952:
Hasan Gemici (TUR) - 1956:
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS) - 1960: Ahmet Bilek (TUR)
- 1964:
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (JPN) - 1968: Shigeo Nakata (JPN)
- 1972: Kiyomi Kato (JPN)
- 1976: Yuji Takada (JPN)
- 1980: Anatoly Beloglazov (URS)
- 1984:
Šaban Trstena (YUG) - 1988: Mitsuru Sato (JPN)
- 1992:
Ri Hak-son (PRK) - 1996:
Valentin Yordanov (BUL) - 2000:
Namig Abdullayev (AZE)
- 1904: 52.16 kg
- 1948–1996: 52 kg
- 2000: 54 kg
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