John Kelly Matthews (born December 27, 1951) is an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He began wrestling at age 12, with the hope of one day being an Olympic wrestler.[2]
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| Full name | John Kelly Matthews | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 27, 1951 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Central Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Michigan Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Matthews". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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External links
edit- John Matthews at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- John Matthews at Olympedia
- John Kelly Matthews at Olympics.com
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