Thomas Bolger (wrestler) explained

Thomas Bolger
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Wrestling
Birth Date:18 July 1904
Birth Place:Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Melbourne, Australia

Thomas Patrick Bolger (18 July 1904 – 16 June 1995) was a wrestler who represent Australia at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Bolger competed in the freestyle middleweight contest at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Bolger lost in his first round contest against Swiss wrestler Ernst Kyburz[2] and this was followed by another defeat against Anton Praeg from South Africa.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Bolger. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093620/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/tom-bolger-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 1 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/WRE/mens-middleweight-freestyle-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 1 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Wrestling at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Freestyle 2nd-Place Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/WRE/mens-middleweight-freestyle-2nd-place-tournament.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 1 April 2018.