Eugene Lee "Gene" Davis (born November 17, 1945) is an American former wrestler. He was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. He was Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling in 1976.[1] In 1985, Davis was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[2]
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Full name | Eugene Lee Davis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | November 17, 1945 Missoula, Montana, U.S. | (age 79)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Myron Roderick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- M. Fessler, Faith and Wrestling: How the Role of a Wrestler Mirrors the Christian Life, (Bloomington, IN: Westbow Press, 2015). - originally published with Crossbooks Publishing in 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gene Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Gene Davis. nwhof.org. Retrieved January 3, 2024.