Shelby Wilson
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Competitor for the  United States |
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| Gold | 1960 Rome | Freestyle, lightweight |
Shelby Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion. A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma,[1] he competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he received a gold medal in freestyle lightweight. He later became a high school wrestling coach at Owen Valley Community High School.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Beyond the Scoreboard", The Herald-Times, 2010-03-21. Accessed 2011-04-22.
- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Wrestling" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)
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