Charles E. Ackerly
Charles E. Ackerly (born January 3, 1898 in Cuba , Allegany County , † August 17, 1982 in Florida ) was an American wrestler and 1920 Olympic champion in free style featherweight.
Career
Charles Edwin Ackerly was from Kentucky . He began wrestling in high school and then attended Cornell University in Ithaca , New Jersey . There he was trained by Walter O'Connell.
In 1919 Charles won the Eastern Championships (championship of the states lying on the east coast of the USA ) in the featherweight division and qualified for the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp . In Antwerp, Charles won the four fights that he had to contest up to the Olympic victory. In the decisive battle, he was superior to his American friend from Penn University, Samuel Gerson .
Charles Edwin Ackerly did not take part in other international championships. The next opportunity would not have been until the Olympic Games in 1924, because at that time neither free-style world championships nor Pan-American Games were held.
International success
1920, gold medal , Olympic Games in Antwerp , free style, featherweight (up to 60 kg body weight), with victories over Dialetis, Greece , Kaiser, Switzerland , Philipp Bernard, Great Britain and Samuel Gerson , USA
swell
Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships, 1976
Web links
- Charles E. Ackerly in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Short portrait with photo in the "Hall of Fame" (English)
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SURNAME | Ackerly, Charles E. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ackerly, Charles Edwin; Ackerly, Charley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuba, Allegany County (New York) |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1982 |
Place of death | Florida |