George Mehnert
Olympic athlete
1881 – 1948
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Who was George Mehnert?
George Nicholas Mehnert was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.
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.
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1881
Newark - Also known as
- George Nicholas Mehnert
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jul 8, 1948
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on July 23, 2013
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