Shelby Wilson

Medal record
Competitor for the  United States
Men's wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Freestyle, lightweight

Shelby Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion. A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma,[1] he competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he received a gold medal in freestyle lightweight. He later became a high school wrestling coach at Owen Valley Community High School.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Beyond the Scoreboard", The Herald-Times, 2010-03-21. Accessed 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Wrestling"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 29, 2008)