Peter Blair (February 14, 1932 – June 29, 1994) was an American sport wrestler and naval officer. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1956.[1][2]
Pete Blair attended the Naval Academy, graduating in 1955 and winning two NCAA crowns at 190 lbs. His greatest year was 1956 when he won the Eastern All-Navy heavyweight title, the All-Navy title at 191 lb, the 191 lb class at the AAU Championships, and then won the Olympic Trials. After the Olympics he retired from wrestling and became a career Naval officer.
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- ↑ "Pete Blair". Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/pete-blair-1.html. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407113719/http://blog.lib.umn.edu/schl0490/collegewrestlingnews/2008/12/hall_of_fame_inductee_peter_st.html. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
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