Fred Oberlander
Austrian/British/Canadian wrestler (1911–1996)
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Fred B. Oberlander (23 May 1911 – 6 July 1996)[1] was an Austrian born wrestler who represented Great Britain and Canada. He competed at 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Austrian, British, Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1911 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 1996 (aged 85) Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Oberlander was born in Vienna, Austria. After winning the World Championships in 1935, Oberlander was offered a chance to compete for Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, but declined.[3]
Living in England at the time, he fought in Cornish wrestling tournaments in the 1940s[4] and represented Great Britain as the wrestling team captain at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He was an eight-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at heavyweight from 1939 to 1945 and 1948.[5]
Oberlander later emigrated to Canada, where he founded the Canadian Maccabi Association. He won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1950 Maccabiah Games, and the heavyweight wrestling title at the 1953 Maccabiah Games and was named Outstanding Jewish World Athlete.[3]
Oberlander was named to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]
Family
His son Ron served as president and CEO of Abitibi Consolidated. His son Philip followed in his father's footsteps, wrestling as a welterweight in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win a medal.
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