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Meyer, who was Jewish <ref name="Google Book Ref 1">{{cite web |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|work=Google Book |deadurl=no |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Google Book 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 Book |deadurl=no |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref> was born in [[Chicago]] and died in [[Los Angeles]]. |
Meyer, who was Jewish <ref name="Google Book Ref 1">{{cite web |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|work=Google Book |deadurl=no |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Google Book 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 Book |deadurl=no |accessdate=May 28, 2014}}</ref> was born in [[Chicago]] and died in [[Los Angeles]]. |
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In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url= |
In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fred-meyer-2.html |title=Fred Meyer Olympic Results |work=sports-reference.com |deadurl=yes |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 |df= }}</ref> |
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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> |
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Revision as of 05:47, 28 March 2018
| Fred Meyer | |
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| Born | May 17, 1900 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | March 12, 1983 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, United States |
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1920 Antwerp | Heavyweight |
Frederick "Fred" Julius Meyer (May 17, 1900 – March 12, 1983) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Meyer, who was Jewish [1][2] was born in Chicago and died in Los Angeles.
In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling heavyweight class.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Meyer on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars". Google Book. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal, Volume 59". Google Book. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fred Meyer Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
External links
- 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 2013-09-25.
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