George Mehnert
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Competitor for the  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1904 St. Louis | Flyweight |
| | 1908 London | Bantamweight |
George Nicholas Mehnert (November 3, 1881 – July 8, 1948) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.
In 1904 he won a gold medal in flyweight category. Four years later he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight category. In winning the gold medal in 1908 he became the first American to win 2 Olympic gold medals in wrestling, and only one of three.[1]
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