Henry Wittenberg
Henry Wittenberg (September 18, 1918 – March 9, 2010) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He won two Olympic medals and was the first American wrestler after 1908 to achieve this feat. He at one point in his career wrestled 300 matches without losing. He taught wrestling at Yeshiva University and City College of New York for thirteen years. In 1977, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1918
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| Place of birth | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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| Date of death | 9 March 2010
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