Sam Gerson
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Samuel "Sam" Norton Gerson (November 30, 1895 – September 30, 1972) was an American
wrestler
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Tymky, Poltava Oblast
, Russian Empire
and died in Philadelphia.
In 1920 he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class after losing the final to Charles Ackerly
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
wrestler
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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He was born in Tymky, Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava.Other important cities within the oblast include: Komsomolsk, Kremenchuk, Lubny and Myrhorod.-Geography:...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and died in Philadelphia.
In 1920 he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling featherweight class after losing the final to Charles Ackerly
Charles Ackerly
Charles Edwin Ackerly was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Sphinx Head Society....
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