Peter Blair (February 14, 1932 – June 29, 1994) was an American wrestler and naval officer. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1956.[1][2] A Norfolk, Virginia native, Blair attended Granby High School graduating at age 16.[3] He would then go on to attend the Naval Academy, graduating in 1955 and winning two NCAA crowns at 190-pounds. His greatest year was 1956 when he won the Eastern All-Navy heavyweight title, the All-Navy title at 191-pounds, the 191-pound class at the AAU Championships, and then won the Olympic Trials. After the Olympics he retired from wrestling and became a career Naval officer. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
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| Born | February 14, 1932 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 29, 1994 (aged 62) Stephenson, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Navy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Pete Blair". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ "HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Peter Steele Blair : NCAA Wrestling, College Wrestling | Rankings Tournament Videos News Results". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ Peter Blair to be Inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame, June 5-6. navysports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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