Chester Newton

Chester Newton

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Born	September 18, 1903
Died	1982
Medal record Men's Freestyle wrestling Competitor for  United States Olympic Games Silver 1924 Paris Featherweight

Chester ("Chet") William Newton (September 18, 1903 – May 11, 1966) was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals.^[1][2]

He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Oregon State: Meet the Olympians". http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/eclips/history/osuolympics.html. Retrieved 2007-02-04. 
2. ^ Welsch, Jeff; Tales from Oregon State Sports By Jeff Welsch, George P Edmonston (2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 26. ISBN 9781582617060. http://books.google.com/books?id=-VvQ8F8s_20C&pg=PA26. Retrieved 23 August 2010. 
3. ^ "2006-07 OSU Wrestling Media Guide Part 4 - Records, honors, history". http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf2/52365.pdf?ATCLID=693204&SPSID=37974&SPID=1958&DB_OEM_ID=4700. Retrieved 2007-02-04. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Newton, Chester
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Date of birth	September 18, 1903
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Date of death	1982
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