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Born | Canby, Oregon, U.S. | September 18, 1903||||||||||||||
Died | May 11, 1966 Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 62)||||||||||||||
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Chester ("Chet") Willard Newton (September 18, 1903 – May 11, 1966) was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals. [1] [2] Reed was also the only man to defeat Newton at the Olympic Trials in New York. [3]
While at Oregon State, Newton was also a member of Sigma Pi fraternity and the cross country team. [4] When his eligibility for collegiate wrestling ended he became a wrestling coach for the college. [3] After graduation he became a teacher in Tillamook, Oregon. [5]
He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991. [6]
He died in a car accident in Oregon City, Oregon in 1966, at the age of 62. [7]