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Phil Oberlander

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Phil Oberlander
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1939-08-17) 17 August 1939 (age 85)
London, England
Home townRosemère, Quebec, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman, Freestyle, and Folkstyle
College teamCornell
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Maccabiah Games
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Gold medal – first place 1961 Tel Aviv Middleweight

Phil Oberlander (born 17 August 1939) is a Canadian wrestler. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he won a gold medal in the middleweight class in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] Collegiately, Oberlander wrestled at Cornell University.[2][3] He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, representing Canada.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Oberlander, Phil"
  2. ^ Cornell Olympians. cornellbigred.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Philip Oberlander. cornellbigred.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Phil Oberlander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2019.