William J. Press

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Men's Freestyle wrestling
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1908 London Bantamweight

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]

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References

  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.