Jay Thomas Evans
American wrestler (1931–2008)
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Full name | Jay Thomas Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1931-01-21)January 21, 1931 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 18, 2008(2008-03-18) (aged 77) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman, Freestyle, and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jay Thomas Evans (January 21, 1931 – March 18, 2008) was an American wrestler. Evans was Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
References
- ^ "Tommy Evans". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
External links
- Jay Thomas Evans at the International Wrestling Database
- Jay Thomas Evans at Olympedia
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Oklahoma Sooners head wrestling coaches
- Dewey Luster (1920)
- Grover C. Jacobson (1921–1922)
- James Tolbert (1923)
- Joe Cuneen (1924)
- Polly Wallace (1925–1927)
- Paul V. Keen (1928–1939)
- D. C. Matthews (1940)
- Harold Byrd (1941)
- No team (1942–1946)
- Port Robertson (1947–1959)
- Tommy Evans (1960–1961)
- Port Robertson (1962)
- Tommy Evans (1963–1973)
- Stan Abel (1973–1993)
- Jack Spates (1993–2011)
- Mark Cody (2011–2016)
- Lou Rosselli (2016–2023)
- Roger Kish (2023–present)
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