Peter Mehringer

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Peter Joseph Mehringer (born July 15, 1910 in Jetmore , Hodgeman County , † August 27, 1987 in Pullman ) was an American wrestler.

Peter Mehringer was the son of German immigrants to the USA . He grew up near Kinsley , Kansas , where his parents ran a farm. Since wrestling was not offered as a sport at Kinsley High School , he learned the sport from textbooks. In 1928, he won the Kansas Free Style Heavyweight Championship. He then attended the University of Kansas and continued this sport there. In 1932, he finished in the NCAA Championships (national championships of the United States University Sports Association) in heavyweight behind Jack Riley of Northwestern University in free style 2nd place. He was then nominated for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the light heavyweight (up to 87 kg body weight) in free style. In Los Angeles he defeated his three competitors H. Madison from Canada , Eddie Scarf from Australia and Thure Sjöstedt from Sweden and was Olympic champion ahead of Sjöstedt and Scarf .

After these Olympic Games he turned to American football and achieved great success in this sport as well. From 1934 he played in Los Angeles as a professional for 13 years.

Peter Mehringer was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

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SURNAME Mehringer, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mehringer, Peter Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Jetmore, Hodgeman County
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1987
Place of death Pullman (Washington)