Russell Vis
| Russell Vis | |
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| Born | June 22, 1900 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Died | April 1, 1990 (aged 89) San Diego, California, United States |
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| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing the  United States
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1924 Paris | Lightweight |
Russell Vis (June 22, 1900 – April 1, 1990) was an American amateur and professional wrestler. Before the Olympics, Vis was an AAU national champion. Vis competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he received a gold medal in freestyle lightweight.[1][2] Vis then wrestled professionally as a welterweight for three years but quickly grew tired of the pro circuit and retired in 1930.[3]
References[]
- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)
- ^ "Russell Vis Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Chapman, Mike (1990). Encyclopedia of American Wrestling. Champaign, Illinois: Leisure Press. ISBN 9780880113427.
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