William J. Press

Olympic medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games

Last updated December 23, 2025

William J. Press (born 29 January 1881, date of death unknown)^[1] was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling bantamweight class.^[2]

Press won the British Wrestling Championships in 1906.^[3]

References

↑ "William J. Press". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
↑ "William Press Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

External links

William Press at the International Wrestling Database

William Press at Olympedia

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[1] "William J. Press". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[2] "William Press Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

[3] "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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