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'''Frederick Julius Meyer''' (May 17, 1900 &ndash; March 12, 1983) was an American [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]. Meyer, who was Jewish <ref name="Google Books Ref 1">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA184 |title=The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars|isbn=9781561719075 |accessdate=May 28, 2014|last1=Horvitz |first1=Peter S. |date=April 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Google Books Ref 2">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4blAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA650 |title=The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal, Volume 59|work=Google Books |year=1920 |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref> was born in [[Chicago]] and died in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60712 |title=Fred Meyer |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref>
'''Frederick Julius Meyer''' (May 17, 1900 &ndash; March 12, 1983) was an American [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]] who competed in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] winning a bronze medal and later had a successful [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestling]] career. Meyer, who was Jewish <ref name="Google Books Ref 1">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA184 |title=The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars|isbn=9781561719075 |accessdate=May 28, 2014|last1=Horvitz |first1=Peter S. |date=April 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Google Books Ref 2">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4blAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA650 |title=The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal, Volume 59|work=Google Books |year=1920 |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref> was born in [[Chicago]] and died in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60712 |title=Fred Meyer |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> He attended DePaul University.<ref name="olympics.com"/>


==1920 Olympic bronze medal==
In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fred-meyer-2.html |title=Fred Meyer |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925024054/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fred-meyer-2.html |archivedate=September 25, 2013 }}</ref>
In 1920, he won the Olympic bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class in Antwerp.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fred-meyer-2.html |title=Fred Meyer |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 9, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925024054/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fred-meyer-2.html |archivedate=September 25, 2013 }}</ref> 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.
<ref name="olympics.com">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/frederick-julius-meyer |title=Fred Meyer, Olympics.com}}</ref>

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 professional wrestler.
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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.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2213.html "Wrestling"], ''[[Encyclopedia of Chicago]]''. Retrieved February 3, 2011.</ref> 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.<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4blAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA650 "Local News: Chicago Hebrew Institute"], ''The Reform Advocate'', July 24, 1920, p. 650. Retrieved February 3, 2011.</ref> Dr. George Eisen of [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.<ref>Eisen, George. [http://www.jewishsports.net/medalists.htm "Jewish Olympic Medalists"], [[International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]]. Retrieved February 2, 2011.</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2213.html "Wrestling"], ''[[Encyclopedia of Chicago]]''. Retrieved February 3, 2011.</ref> 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.<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=w4blAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA650 "Local News: Chicago Hebrew Institute"], ''The Reform Advocate'', July 24, 1920, p. 650. Retrieved February 3, 2011.</ref> Dr. George Eisen of [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.<ref>Eisen, George. [http://www.jewishsports.net/medalists.htm "Jewish Olympic Medalists"], [[International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame]]. Retrieved February 2, 2011.</ref>

Meyer died on March 12, 1983, of heart failure at Century City Hospital in Los Angeles.<ref>"Names in the News", ''The Los Angeles Times'', Los Angeles, California, pg. 38, 16 March 1983</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:45, 2 July 2024

Fred Meyer
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Julius Meyer
Born(1900-05-17)May 17, 1900
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1983(1983-03-12) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Heavyweight

Frederick Julius Meyer (May 17, 1900 – March 12, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal and later had a successful professional wrestling career. Meyer, who was Jewish [1][2] was born in Chicago and died in Los Angeles.[3] He attended DePaul University.[4]

1920 Olympic bronze medal

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 professional 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal, Volume 59". Google Books. 1920. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Fred Meyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Fred Meyer, Olympics.com".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Wrestling", Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Staff. "Local News: Chicago Hebrew Institute", The Reform Advocate, July 24, 1920, p. 650. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  8. ^ Eisen, George. "Jewish Olympic Medalists", International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  9. ^ "Names in the News", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 38, 16 March 1983


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