Peter Blair
Peter Steele "Pete" Blair (born February 14, 1932 in Cleveland , Ohio ; † June 29, 1994 ) was an American wrestler and winner of a bronze medal at the 1956 Olympic Games .
Career
Peter Blair learned wrestling at Granby High School . His trainer there was Billy Martin. He wrestled exclusively in free style. After high school, Peter joined the US Navy, where he continued to wrestle, but also played American football. His wrestling coach there was Ray Swartz. In 1954 and 1955 he won the NCAA Championships (USA Student Championship) in free style light heavyweight. In 1956 he qualified for participation in the Melbourne Olympics . Peter Blair won there over the Finnish vice world champion from 1955 Veikko Lahti and Adil Atan from Turkey and won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division.
Peter Blair did not take part in any other international championships. Rather, he has concentrated on his professional career since the Olympic Games in 1956 and only practiced sport as a hobby.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1956 | bronze | OS in Melbourne | Semi-difficult | with victories over Jacob Theron, South Africa , Veikko Lahti , Finland a . Adil Atan , Turkey a . Defeats Wiking Palm , Sweden , Boris Kulajew , USSR u. Gholam Reza Takhti , Iran |
National successes
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1954 | 1. | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | before Joe Conley, Leligh et al. Bill Oberly, Penn State |
| 1955 | 1. | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | before Ken Leuer, Iowa a. Richard Anthony, Indiana |
| 1956 | 1. | AAU championships | Semi-difficult | |
| 1956 | 1. | Olympic trials | Semi-difficult |
Explanations
- all free style competitions
- OS = Olympic Games
- Light heavyweight, then up to 87 kg body weight
- NCAA = American Student Sports Association, AAU = Amateur Athletes Union
swell
- 1) various issues of the specialist magazine " Athletik " from 1954 to 1956,
- 2) Documentation of International Wrestling Championships of the FILA, 1976
Web links
- Peter Blair in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Portrait with photo of Peter Blair in the "Hall of Fame"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blair, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blair, Peter Steele Pete |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1994 |