Peter Blair
American Olympic wrestler
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| Intro | American Olympic wrestler | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Wrestler Amateur wrestler Athlete | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 14 February 1932, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA | |||
| Death | 29 June 1994Michigan, USA (aged 62 years) | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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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.
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 lbs., 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.