Leland Merrill
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1948 London | Welterweight |
Leland Gilbert "Lee" Merrill, Jr. (born October 4, 1920 in Danville, Illinois - died July 28, 2009) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, for the United States.
In 1948 he won the bronze medal in the Freestyle Welterweight competition.
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- 2009 deaths
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