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| Born | October 4, 1920 Danville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 28, 2009 (aged 88) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Leland Gilbert Merrill, Jr. (October 4, 1920 in Danville, Illinois – July 28, 2009 in Princeton, New Jersey) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, for the United States.
He grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Leland wrestled collegiately at Michigan State University, where his senior year he was team captain and finished third at the NCAA Wrestling championships. In 1948, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight competition.[1]
Merrill was West Virginia's first Olympic medal winner and the state's first Olympian.[2]
References
- ↑ Nedeff, A. George. (February 1978). Who Is Leland G. Merrill, Jr.. wvmat.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ↑ www.wvmat.com https://www.wvmat.com/hallfame/merrill.htm. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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