Chester Newton Explained

Birth Date:18 September 1903
Birth Place:Canby, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Oregon City, Oregon, U.S.
Country:United States
Team:USA
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle and Folkstyle
Collegeteam:Oregon State

Chester Willard "Chet" Newton (September 18, 1903  - May 11, 1966) was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals.[1] [2] Reed was also the only man to defeat Newton at the Olympic Trials in New York.[3]

While at Oregon State, Newton was also a member of Sigma Pi fraternity and the cross country team.[4] When his eligibility for collegiate wrestling ended he became a wrestling coach for the college.[3] After graduation he became a teacher in Tillamook, Oregon.[5]

He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.[6]

He died in a car accident in Oregon City, Oregon in 1966, at the age of 62.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon State: Meet the Olympians . 2007-02-04 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071206210443/http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/eclips/history/osuolympics.html . 2007-12-06 .
  2. Book: Welsch, Jeff . Tales from Oregon State Sports. 2003. Sports Publishing LLC. 978-1-58261-706-0. 26. George P Edmonston . 23 August 2010.
  3. Cram. Charles C.. January 1925. 11. 4. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Omega Busy With Activities. 288–290.
  4. Gardner. Paul H.. January 1928. 14. 4. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Omegans Win Cross Country Plaque. 359–362.
  5. July 1930. 17. 2. The Emerald of Sigma Pi. News of Many Omegans Told. 117–118. 2017-03-13. 2016-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820194314/http://www.enivation.com/SigmaPi/archive/Emerald/1930/SP_EMERALD_VOL_17_NO_2_JULY_1930.pdf. dead.
  6. Web site: 2006-07 OSU Wrestling Media Guide Part 4 - Records, honors, history. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715014551/http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf2/52365.pdf?ATCLID=693204&SPSID=37974&SPID=1958&DB_OEM_ID=4700. dead. 2014-07-15. 2007-02-04.
  7. Web site: Chester Newton Olympic Results . 2013-09-08 . sports-reference.com . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130924002921/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/chet-newton-1.html . 2013-09-24 .

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