Harry Steel

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Harry Dwight Steel (born April 8, 1899 in Sparta , Ohio , † September 8, 1972 in London , Ohio) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in the heavyweight competition in freestyle 1924 in Paris .

In his Olympic victory, he left the Swiss Henri Wernli , the British Andrew McDonald as well as the Swedes Ernst Nilsson and Johan Richthoff and the French Edmond Dame behind.

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SURNAME Steel, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steel, Harry Dwight
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Sparta , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1972
Place of death London , Ohio