Frederick Julius Meyer (May 17, 1900 – March 12, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and had a successful professional career. Meyer, who was Jewish [1][2] was born in Chicago and died in Los Angeles.[3]
In 1920, he won the Olympic bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class in Antwerp.[5] In the competition, he tied for third with Ernst Nilsson of Sweden. In the wrestle-off for the bronze medals, they wrestled two 15-minute bouts before the match was called a draw and two bronze medals were awarded. [4]
Meyer had an excellent record in American competition. He won six Central AAU and four National AAU titles. He won both the 191 lb. and heavyweight divisions at the 1922 National Championships. He later became very successful as a pro wrestler. [4]
As part of a trend in which religious and ethnic organizations used their facilities to develop competitive athletes, Meyer was one of a number of national champions whose skills were fostered at the Chicago Hebrew Institute.[6] Meyer, who had been wrestling for the Chicago Hebrew Institute since he was nine years old, joined Walter Mauer of the Institute at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, marking the first time that Jewish athletes representing a Jewish club had been selected for the U.S. team.[7] Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.[8]
Meyer died on March 12, 1983 of heart failure at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles.[9]
^Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. ISBN9781561719075. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
^"The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal, Volume 59". Google Books. 1920. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
^"Fred Meyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
fred, meyer, wrestler, frederick, julius, meyer, 1900, march, 1983, american, wrestler, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, successful, professional, career, meyer, jewish, born, chicago, died, angeles, fred, meyerfull, namefrederick, julius, meyerborn, 1900, 19. Frederick Julius Meyer May 17 1900 March 12 1983 was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and had a successful professional career Meyer who was Jewish 1 2 was born in Chicago and died in Los Angeles 3 Fred MeyerFull nameFrederick Julius MeyerBorn 1900 05 17 May 17 1900Chicago Illinois U S DiedMarch 12 1983 1983 03 12 aged 82 Los Angeles California U S Medal record Men s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1920 Antwerp HeavyweightHe attended DePaul University 4 Contents 1 1920 Bronze medal 2 See also 3 References 4 External links1920 Bronze medal editIn 1920 he won the Olympic bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class in Antwerp 5 In the competition he tied for third with Ernst Nilsson of Sweden In the wrestle off for the bronze medals they wrestled two 15 minute bouts before the match was called a draw and two bronze medals were awarded 4 Meyer had an excellent record in American competition He won six Central AAU and four National AAU titles He won both the 191 lb and heavyweight divisions at the 1922 National Championships He later became very successful as a pro wrestler 4 As part of a trend in which religious and ethnic organizations used their facilities to develop competitive athletes Meyer was one of a number of national champions whose skills were fostered at the Chicago Hebrew Institute 6 Meyer who had been wrestling for the Chicago Hebrew Institute since he was nine years old joined Walter Mauer of the Institute at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp Belgium marking the first time that Jewish athletes representing a Jewish club had been selected for the U S team 7 Dr George Eisen of Nazareth College included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists 8 Meyer died on March 12 1983 of heart failure at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles 9 See also editList of select Jewish wrestlersReferences edit Horvitz Peter S April 2007 The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars ISBN 9781561719075 Retrieved May 28 2014 The Advocate America s Jewish Journal Volume 59 Google Books 1920 Retrieved May 28 2014 Fred Meyer Olympedia Retrieved 11 September 2021 a b c Fred Meyer Olympics com Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Fred Meyer Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on September 25 2013 Retrieved September 9 2013 Wrestling Encyclopedia of Chicago Retrieved February 3 2011 Staff Local News Chicago Hebrew Institute The Reform Advocate July 24 1920 p 650 Retrieved February 3 2011 Eisen George Jewish Olympic Medalists International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved February 2 2011 Names in the News The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California pg 38 16 March 1983External links editFred Meyer at Olympics com nbsp Fred Meyer at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Meyer wrestler amp oldid 1153244725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
