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Born | Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 19, 1933||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 31, 2008 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman, Freestyle, and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dick Wilson (November 19, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American wrestler. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. [1] He competed collegiately at the University of Toledo, where he was a three-time NCAA runner-up and three-time All-American. He was a Pan American Games champion in freestyle wrestling in 1959. At the 1961 World Wrestling Championships, he competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, finishing fifth in both disciplines while serving as team captain. In total he was a six-time AAU National Champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling styles.
In 2016, Wilson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. [2]