Shelby Wilson

Shelby Autrie Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion.[1] A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma,[2] he was a two-time high school state tournament runner-up, and in college he was a two-time NCAA runner-up. At the 1960 Olympic Trials, he finished in third place. At the Olympic Training Camp he successfully challenged the Trials' second and first-place finishers to gain the starting position. He won Olympic Gold in Rome in the freestyle lightweight division. The Olympics were the first major tournament Shelby ever won. He later became a high school wrestling coach at Owen Valley Community High School.[3]

Shelby Wilson
Personal information
Full nameShelby Autrie Wilson
BornJuly 14, 1937 (1937-07-14) (age 82)
Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Lightweight

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shelby Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. "Beyond the Scoreboard", The Herald-Times, 2010-03-21. Accessed 2011-04-22.
  3. "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Wrestling" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)


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