Fred Oberlander
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | ||
| Men's Wrestling | ||
| Maccabiah Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1953 Israel | Heavyweight |
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Fred Oberlander (23 May 1911 – 6 July 1996)[1] was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He won the World Championships in 1935. Oberlander was offered a chance to compete for Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, but declined. He represented Great Britain as team captain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Oberlander later emigrated to Canada, where he founded the Canadian Maccabi Association. He won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1950 Maccabiah Games, and the heavyweight wrestling title at the 1953 Maccabiah Games and was named Outstanding Jewish World Athlete.[2]
He fought in Cornish wrestling tournaments in the 1940s.[3]
Hall of Fame
[edit | edit source]Oberlander was named to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
Family
[edit | edit source]His son Ron served as president and CEO of Abitibi Consolidated. His son Philip followed in his father's footsteps, wrestling as a welterweight in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win a medal.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- 1911 births
- 1996 deaths
- Austrian male sport wrestlers
- British male sport wrestlers
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain
- Wrestlers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Vienna
- Austrian Jews
- English Jews
- Jewish Canadian sportspeople
- Jewish sport wrestlers
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Canada
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Canada
- World Wrestling Champions
- Maccabiah Games medalists in wrestling
- Competitors at the 1950 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games
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