León Genuth
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1931 Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
| Died | 10 March 2022 (aged 90) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
León Genuth Hejt[1] (5 August 1931 – 10 March 2022) was an Argentine wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
At the 1950 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he won the middleweight wrestling gold medal.[3] He won the gold medal in middleweight wrestling again, at the 1953 Maccabiah Games.[4]
References
- ↑ "León Genuth". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "León Genuth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "U.S. SCORES TWICE IN TEL AVIV SWIM; Kurtzman Sets Breast-Stroke Mark, Shapiro Wins Dive-- Israel Soccer Victor". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ↑ "GOLDEN CAPTURES THIRD TENNIS TITLE; Tops Levy to Complete Sweep of Maccabiah Games Honors -- Miss Kanter Loses". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
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