Shelby Wilson
American wrestler (born 1937)
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Shelby Autrie Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion.[1]
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| Full name | Shelby Autrie Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 14, 1937 (age 88) Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Myron Roderick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma,[2] Wilson was a two-time Oklahoma state tournament runner-up while in high school, and was a two-time NCAA runner-up in college at Oklahoma State.
His journey to the 1960 Olympics began with a second place finish at a qualifying tournament, to earn a spot in the training camp. Wilson would defeat the challengers below him and then beat the top-ranked wrestler to earn his spot on the USA freestyle team. He would win Olympic gold in Rome at the 1960 Olympics, in the 67 kg division. This was the first major tournament that Wilson won.[3]
Wilson appeared as a contestant on the CBS television program, I've Got a Secret, on the September 14, 1960 episode. His secret was, "Both of us won Gold Medals in the Olympics last week (Wrestling)"[4]
In 1982, Wilson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[5]
