Henry Wittenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Wittenberg

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1918

Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2010

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Henry Wittenberg

  • Henry Wittenberg (September 18, 1918 – March 9, 2010) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
  • He won two Olympic medals and was the first American wrestler after 1908 to achieve this feat.
  • He at one point in his career wrestled 300 matches without losing.
  • He taught wrestling at Yeshiva University and City College of New York for thirteen years.
  • In 1977, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

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