Peter Blair (February 14, 1932 – June 29, 1994) was an American wrestler and naval officer. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1956.[1][2] A Norfolk, Virginia native, Blair attended Granby High School graduating at age 16.[3] He would then go on to attend the Naval Academy, graduating in 1955 and winning two NCAA crowns at 190-pounds. His greatest year was 1956 when he won the Eastern All-Navy heavyweight title, the All-Navy title at 191-pounds, the 191-pound class at the AAU Championships, and then won the Olympic Trials. After the Olympics he retired from wrestling and became a career Naval officer. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
peter, blair, wrestler, peter, blair, february, 1932, june, 1994, american, wrestler, naval, officer, olympic, bronze, medalist, freestyle, wrestling, 1956, norfolk, virginia, native, blair, attended, granby, high, school, graduating, would, then, attend, nava. Peter Blair February 14 1932 June 29 1994 was an American wrestler and naval officer He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1956 1 2 A Norfolk Virginia native Blair attended Granby High School graduating at age 16 3 He would then go on to attend the Naval Academy graduating in 1955 and winning two NCAA crowns at 190 pounds His greatest year was 1956 when he won the Eastern All Navy heavyweight title the All Navy title at 191 pounds the 191 pound class at the AAU Championships and then won the Olympic Trials After the Olympics he retired from wrestling and became a career Naval officer In 2009 he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member Peter BlairPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1932 02 14 February 14 1932Cleveland Ohio U S DiedJune 29 1994 1994 06 29 aged 62 Stephenson Michigan U S Home townNorfolk Virginia U S SportCountryUnited StatesSportWrestlingEvent s Freestyle and FolkstyleCollege teamNavy MidshipmenTeamUSAMedal record Men s freestyle wrestling Representing the United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 87 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing Navy NCAA Wrestling Championships 1954 Norman 191 lb 1955 Ithaca 191 lbReferences edit Pete Blair Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved March 30 2012 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Peter Steele Blair NCAA Wrestling College Wrestling Rankings Tournament Videos News Results Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved June 12 2014 Peter Blair to be Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame June 5 6 navysports com Retrieved February 4 2021 External links editPeter Blair at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Blair wrestler amp oldid 1214915777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
