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Joseph Mewis (born 23 March 1931) is a Belgian wrestler. He was an Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1956. He also competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. [1]
Iryna Oleksiyivna Merleni, née Melnyk (Мельник), married name Mykulchyn (Микульчин) is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal. She is a three-time world champion, and has also won the European Championships once.
Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.
Rasoul Khadem Azghadi is a former Iranian wrestler who has won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion. He was trained by his father Mohammad Khadem, and he is also the younger brother of Olympic wrestling bronze medalists Amir Reza Khadem and Ebrahim Khadem.
Benjamin Joseph Bradshaw was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in featherweight category. Bradshaw won AAU national championships in 1903, 1904 and 1907. Following his competitive wrestling career, he worked as a printer and tournament referee. Bradshaw would also coach wrestling at the Boys Club of New York in the 1920s and 1930s.
Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and at the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in 1908.
Henry Carlos Cejudo is an American professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Flyweight Champion and Bantamweight Champion. Cejudo is the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes simultaneously, and the second to defend titles in two different weight divisions. He is considered to be among the greatest combat athletes of all time due to his accomplishments in MMA and freestyle wrestling.
Alexis Joseph Nihon Jr. was an Olympic wrestler for the Bahamas. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. His brother Robert Nihon, who was also a wrestler also competed at the same Olympics.
Joseph Reid was an English wrestler. He was a champion in Lancashire style wrestling, a six-time British champion, a two-time British Empire Games medallist, European Championships bronze medallist, and represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Kristen Anne Mewis is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the Women's Super League (WSL) and the United States national team.
Komeil Ghasemi is a retired Iranian wrestler who won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ghasemi was awarded his Olympic gold medal after the two wrestlers ahead of him failed drug tests. Ghasemi is the most successful Iranian heavyweight wrestler at the Olympic Games.
Samantha June Mewis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of The Women's Game from Men in Blazers.
Joseph Émilienne Essombe Tiako is a Cameroonian wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 16 by Betzabeth Argüello.
Mewis is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Joseph Taylor was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle featherweight at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was the cousin of fellow Olympic Wrestler Jack Taylor, Father to Professional Wrestler Eric Taylor and Grandfather of Dave Taylor
Joseph Trimpont was a Belgian wrestler. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Maurice Mewis was a Belgian wrestler. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
The men's freestyle featherweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 62 kilograms.
The men's Greco-Roman flyweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Flyweight was the lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 52 kilograms (114.6 lb).
The men's Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor. Featherweight was the third-lightest category, including wrestlers weighing 57 to 63 kilograms.
Julien Mewis is a Belgian wrestler. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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