George Mehnert
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1904 St. Louis | flyweight | |
| Gold | 1908 London | bantamweight | |
George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 – July 8, 1948) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.
In 1904 he won a gold medal in flyweight category. Four years later he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight category. In winning the gold medal in 1908 he became the first American to win 2 Olympic gold medals in wrestling.
