George Mehnert

George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 July 8, 1948) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.

George Mehnert
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1904 St. Louis Flyweight
1908 London Bantamweight

In 1904 he won a gold medal in flyweight category. Four years later he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight category. In winning the gold medal in 1908 he became the first American to win 2 Olympic gold medals in wrestling, and only one of three.[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.