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George Mehnert

1881 - 1948

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George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 – July 8, 1948) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal at both Olympics. At the 1904 Olympics, he won a gold medal in flyweight category. Four years later at the 1908 Olympics, he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight category. By winning the gold medal in 1908, Mehnert became the first American to win two Olympic gold medals in wrestling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Mehnert is the 243rd most popular wrestler (down from 221st in 2019), the 9,107th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,758th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, George Mehnert ranks 243 out of 1,027. Before him are Robert Van de Walle, Damien Sandow, Avtandil Koridze, Asuka, Lex Luger, and Ivan Bohdan. After him are Bubba Ray Dudley, Kelpo Gröndahl, Charles Ericksen, Nathan Jones, Angelo Parisi, and Nicolae Martinescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, George Mehnert ranks 207. Before him are Delfina Bunge, Gus Dillon, Valerian Albanov, Lou Tellegen, Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh, and Henryk Grossman. After him are Panagiotis Poulitsas, William Z. Foster, Robert Stangland, John Dill, Horace Bailey, and Joel Lehtonen. Among people deceased in 1948, George Mehnert ranks 176. Before him are Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Thomas Mofolo, René Benjamin, Joseph Wedderburn, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, and Samuel P. Bush. After him are Vasily Kachalov, Elissa Landi, Claude McKay, Amir Sjarifuddin, Carl Abrahamsson, and Arthur Whitten Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Mehnert ranks 9,109 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Whaley (1963), Chris Ellis (1956), Benji Gregory (1978), Ken Curtis (1916), Judd Nelson (1959), and Henry Clay Frick (1849). After him are Nino (null), Vincent Matthews (1947), Charles Lloyd (1938), Brad Mehldau (1970), Frank Robinson (1935), and Carly Fiorina (1954).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, George Mehnert ranks 98. Before him are Paul Heyman (1965), Ricky Steamboat (1953), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), Jake Roberts (1955), Damien Sandow (1982), and Lex Luger (1958). After him are Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), Jimmy Hart (1943), Bobby Heenan (1944), Curt Hennig (1958), King Kong Bundy (1955), and Lana (1985).

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