George Con O'Kelly

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George O'Kelly

George Cornelius "Con" O'Kelly (born October 29, 1886 in Gloun , County Cork , Ireland , † November 3, 1947 in Kingston upon Hull ) was an Irish wrestler and Olympic champion in London in 1908 in free style heavyweight.

Career

O'Kelly was from Cork, Ireland , then part of the United Kingdom . He started free style wrestling as a teenager. In 1906 he was British heavyweight runner- up behind Edward Barrett and won the British heavyweight championship in 1907.

In 1908 O'Kelly was used at the Olympic Games (OS) in London in the heavyweight division, where she won the gold medal with four wins over the shoulders in front of the Norwegians Jacob Gundersen and Edward Barrett.

International success

1908, gold medal , OS in London, free style, heavyweight (over 73 kg body weight), with victories over Lee Talbot, USA , Il Foskett and Edward Barrett , both Great Britain, a. Jacob Gundersen, Norway .

swell

  • Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships, 1976

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personal data
SURNAME O'Kelly, George Con
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Kelly, George Cornelius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Gloun , County Cork
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1947
Place of death Kingston upon Hull