Charles Ericksen
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Representing the  United States
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Olympic Games
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1904 St. Louis | Welterweight |
Karl Fredrik "Charles" Ericksen (1875 – February 23, 1916) was a Norwegian-American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States.
In 1904 he won a gold medal in the welterweight category.
In 2012, Norwegian historians found documentation showing that Ericksen did not receive American citizenship until 22 March 1905. The historians thus petitioned to have Ericksen's gold registered as Norwegian, against Ericksen's wishes.[1]
References
- ^ "Her er beviset som endrer norsk idrettshistorie". NRK. 14 August 2012.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Ericksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Proof of Norwegian citizenship at the time of the games (in Norwegian)
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