Name George Mehnert Died July 8, 1948 | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle bantamweight People also search for William Nelson, Gustave Bauer, William J. Press, Aubert Cote, Gustav Bauer | ||
George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 – July 8, 1948) 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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