Russell VIS

United States of America
United States of America
Wrestling FreestyleWrestling Freestyle
Olympic Medals
1G
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesParis 1924
Year of Birth1900

Biography

Russ Vis spent his boyhood in Portland, Oregon, where he started wrestling with the same instructor who taught the legendary Robin Reed. By the time he got to the 1924 Olympics he had established himself as one of our top wrestlers with four straight victories at the National AAU tournament. In Paris, he came through for the gold by defeating two Finns in the last rounds.

Olympic Results

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