Chester Newton
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| Born |
September 18, 1903 Canby, Oregon, United States | ||||||||||||
| Died |
May 11, 1966 (aged 62) Oregon City, Oregon, United States | ||||||||||||
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Chester ("Chet") Willard Newton (September 18, 1903 – May 11, 1966) was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals.[1][2]
He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]
He died in a car crash in Oregon City, Oregon in 1966.[4]
References
- ↑ "Oregon State: Meet the Olympians". Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ↑ Welsch, Jeff; Tales from Oregon State Sports By Jeff Welsch, George P Edmonston (2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58261-706-0. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "2006-07 OSU Wrestling Media Guide Part 4 - Records, honors, history" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ↑ "Chester Newton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.