Fred Oberlander (23 May 1911 – 6 July 1996)[1] was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He won the World Championships in 1935. Oberlander was offered a chance to compete for Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, but declined. He represented Great Britain as team captain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Oberlander later emigrated to Canada, where he founded the Canadian Maccabi Association. He won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1950 Maccabiah Games, and the heavyweight wrestling title at the 1953 Maccabiah Games and was named Outstanding Jewish World Athlete.[2]
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Representing  Canada
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1953 Israel | Heavyweight |
He fought in Cornish wrestling tournaments in the 1940s.[3]
Hall of Fame
editOberlander was named to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
Family
editHis son Ron served as president and CEO of Abitibi Consolidated. His son Philip followed in his father's footsteps, wrestling as a welterweight in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win a medal.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oberlander, Fred B." Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network. 8 July 1996. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Fred Oberlander". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ Cornish young wrestlers, Cornish Guardian, 5 September 1946, p5.
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