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Shelby Autrie Wilson (born July 14, 1937) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion.[1] A native of Ponca City, Oklahoma,[2] he was a two-time Oklahoma state tournament runner-up while in high school, and was a two-time NCAA runner-up in college at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State). At the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials, he finished in third place. During the Olympic Training Camp he successfully challenged the trials' second and first-place finishers to gain the starting position. He won Olympic Gold in Rome in the freestyle lightweight division. His Olympic gold medal was the first major tournament that Wilson had won. He later became a high school wrestling coach at Owen Valley Community High School.[3]

Shelby Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Shelby Autrie Wilson
Born	July 14, 1937 (1937-07-14) (age 85) Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome Lightweight

In 1982, Wilson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[4]

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- [en] Shelby Wilson

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[fr] Shelby Wilson

Shelby Wilson (né le 14 juillet 1937 à Ponca City dans l'Oklahoma) est un lutteur américain spécialiste de la lutte libre. Il concourt aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 et y devient champion olympique[1].

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[it] Shelby Wilson

Shelby Autrie Wilson (Ponca City, 14 luglio 1937) è un ex lottatore statunitense specializzato nella lotta libera. Si è aggiudicato l'oro alle Olimpiadi di Roma del 1960 nella categoria dei pesi leggeri.[1]

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[ru] Уилсон, Шелби

Шелби Отри Уилсон (англ. Shelby Autrie Wilson; 14 июля 1937 (1937-07-14), Понка-Сити, Оклахома, США) — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр [1].

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