Henry wittenberg, 91, an amateur wrestler who went undefeated for more than 300 matches and won a gold medal at the 1948 london olympics, died tuesday at his home in. His undefeated record is even more remarkable considering he did not participate in high school sports, and only took up wrestling in 1938 as a college sophomore. He at one point in his career wrestled 300 matches without losing. The sport of wrestling may be grecoroman by tradition, but during the career of henry wittenberg it was more jersey jewish. One change henry wittenberg suggested after his book was in print is to breath out during your isometric contractions.
Henry wittenberg bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. A keen chess player as a child he captained his high school team wittenberg brought to the sport an intellectualism that is rarely seen in any discipline. Feb 26, 2016 henry wittenberg, 91, olympic wrestler, is deadby richard goldstein published. Both forms of muscle contraction have their benefits. Henry wittenberg s 1964 model book isometrics will encourage the reader to build up to full body strength endurance, max strength, conditioning, and mobility. He was an exceptional american wrestler and olympic winner in freestyle wrestling. The new york times described wittenberg as one of americas greatest wrestlers while a new york city police officer. The hawks booster club represents friends, alumni and community members who promote and support henry ford colleges athletic program. The book illustrates several 15 minute workouts that include warmup, isometrics, and isotonic exercises.
Isometrics by henry wittenberg savage fitness and self. Powers, secretarytreasurer of powers photo engraving co. Henry was the first american wrestler to win two olympic medals after 1908. Isometrics by henry wittenberg savage fitness and self defense. He taught wrestling at yeshiva university and city college of new york for thirteen years. A physical fitness programme ideally would include both. Wittenberg wrestling tournament yeshiva university news. Aleksandr vasiliyevich medved born 16 september 1937 is a ukrainianborn soviet belarussian retired freestyle wrestler who competed for the soviet union and was.
New london wrestler rewrites history books wisconsin. Freestyle wrestling, one of the three styles of wrestling used in international amateur competition under supervision of the international amateur wrestling federation. Apr 5 henry wittenberg wins his 8th aau wrestling title apr 5 106th grand national. The ywa is a nonprofit network dedicated to building and supporting wrestling programs around the world that are guided by jewish values in achievement, leadership and.
Wittenberg used what he learned from training to write a bestselling book isometric. Hutton at heavyweight and gagne as an alternate to henry wittenberg, the new york city cop who. Aleksandr vasiliyevich medved born 16 september 1937 is a retired freestyle wrestler who competed for the soviet union and was named by the international federation of associated wrestling styles fila as one of the greatest wrestlers in history. The dual team will wrestle holmen, wisconsin rapids and marshfield in their pool play. Now in its 20th year, the tournament weekend includes a yusponsored shabbaton, often with an invited guest. Follow the graduated program and do the exercises every day.
Author henry wittenberg was an olympic gold medalist champion wrestler. Jockey arthur thompson and trainer neville crump combine for their second. International jewish sports hall of fame wikipedia. Snubbed by police, wittenberg resigns the new york times. It was derived from the english lancashire, or catchascatchcan, style, in which nearly all holds were permitted. The 25 greatest jewish athletes of all time sports haaretz. Mar 10, 2010 henry wittenberg, an olympic gold and silver medalist who became one of americas greatest amateur wrestlers while he was a new york city police officer, died on tuesday at his home in somers, n. Among the squad of 16 wrestlers were six hall of fame members. Roop finished in seventh place, losing to aleksandr medved. May 18, 2019 henry wittenbergs model book isometrics will encourage the reader to build up to full body strength endurance, max strength. I was reading through isometrics by henry wittenberg online today.
The ywa is a nonprofit network dedicated to building and supporting wrestling programs around the world that are guided by jewish values in achievement, leadership and community. Henry wittenberg, ccny bill lyman, cornell iowa ernest bortz, penn state lloyd black, temple j. After the olympics, wittenberg retired from wrestling. It honors jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world. Freestyle and grecoroman wrestling pdf books library land. Hawks athletics henry ford college henry ford college. Henry wittenberg was an american wrestler and olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. Other pool has kaukauna, neenah, mauston and auburndale. It has inducted over 300 athletes and sportspersons representing 25 countries. Scott cook, a senior at new london high school qualified for the state. The following link will take you to our end of the year fundraiser which will help to offset the cost of the luther wrestling camp. Ida crown jewish academy takes first place in wittenberg wrestling tournament, toppling the frisch school most recent news february 19, 2008 yunews 0 comments fiftysix seconds into the final match of yeshiva universitys henry wittenberg wrestling invitational tournament, the.
Henry wittenberg, 91, olympic wrestler, is deadby richard goldstein published. He wrestled 300 matches without defeat during his career. You are correct andrew, when the books are published by the wwe, chances are you wont get too much dirt on at least their inner workings. Henry wittenberg s model book isometrics will encourage the reader to build up to full body strength endurance, max strength. Also, he wrote a bestselling book titled isometric exercises. Later on in life he taught wrestling at yeshiva university and city college of new york.
According to the obituary in the new york times, wittenberg was. Bob roop born 1942 is a retired amateur and professional wrestler whose career has spanned high school, college, army, amateur and professional wrestling. Henry wittenberg olympic wrestling freestyle united states of. If you want to build the kind of serious, oldschool pressing power and total body strength that won henry wittenberg an olympic gold medal in wrestling, then grab this little monster today.
Official profile of olympic athlete henry wittenberg born 18 sep 1918 09 mar 2010, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Us olympic freestyle gold medalist henry wittenberg dead at. Henry wittenberg, a member of the wrestling committee of the metropolitan branch of the amateur atheltic union. Because this is the workout used by henry wittenberg, the winner of the 191 pound class in freestyle wrestling at the 1948 olympic games and the silver medal winner at the 1952 games.
Sep 15, 2010 buy wrestlers at the 1948 summer olympics. The profits will all go directly back to each students camp fee. Henry wittenberg, an olympic gold and silver medalist who became one of americas greatest amateur wrestlers while he was a new york city police officer, died on tuesday at his home in somers, n. Henry wittenberg, glen brand, and dick hutton also represented the u. He was an american heavyweight grecoroman wrestler at the 1968 summer olympics. In 1977, he was inducted into the national wrestling hall of fame. The team was coached by legendary wrestling coach henry wittenberg. Ida crown jewish academy takes first place in wittenberg wrestling tournament, toppling the frisch school most recent news february 19, 2008 yunews 0 comments fiftysix seconds into the final match of yeshiva universitys henry wittenberg wrestling invitational tournament, the gym exploded into cheers. Information on the fundraiser will be brought home by student athletes and can also be found under the forms tab of the lower portion of this page. Iaa individual state wrestling day 2 new london wrestler rewrites history books.
A keen chess player as a child, he captained his high school team, wittenberg brought to the sport an intellectualism that is rarely seen in any discipline. Henry wittenberg, who won the lightheavyweight wrestling championship in the 1948 olympic games, submitted his resignation from the police department yesterday. His book shows simply exercises that can be done anywhere without costly equipment. I think the book was written in the late 50s or early 60s.
Ed banach, lou banach, glen brand, randy lewis, robin reed, bobby douglas, gray simons, henry wittenberg, stanley henson, joe henson, ben peterson, john peterson, kevin jackson, wayne baughman, jack van bebber, wade schalles, and chris taylor. His undefeated record is even more remarkable considering he did not participate in high school sports, and. I went digging through a drawer filled with old junk and there it was, my mums old paperback book on isometrics by henry wittenberg the former u. Pay close attention, because most modernday wrestlers and martial artists think they have to do every exercise under the sun. His departure lasted until 1951, when his wife, edith, thought it would be a great idea for him to make a run at qualifying for the 1952 helsinki olympics. Henry wittenberg, 91, an amateur wrestler who went undefeated for more than 300 matches and won a gold medal at the. Slezak dec bob williams dec henry wittenberg fall 6.
In the finals, the farm boy from northcentral oklahoma managed to beat a. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. In wrestling for dummies, author and 2008 olympic gold medalist henry cejudo explains the scoring system and unique rules of wrestling to new competitors. I am grateful that this book was created and i hope amazon makes it available to download into kindle for the rest of the world to utilize. As a teenager, wittenberg was devoted to chess and swimming. Jul 01, 2012 because this is the workout used by henry wittenberg, the winner of the 191 pound class in freestyle wrestling at the 1948 olympic games and the silver medal winner at the 1952 games. Also, wanted to mention i cleaned off quite a few non wrestling books off of this list. It is located at the wingate institute for physical education and sport. Wittenberg was an olympic gold medalist in wrestling in 1948 and later an coach and instructor. You will feel the strongest that you have ever been and your stamina will be at its peak as well. Yad lish hasport hayehudi was opened july 7, 1981 in netanya, israel.
Verne gagne, maurice vachon, henry wittenberg, dick garrard, celal atik, ya ar do u, ahmet kirecci book online at best prices in india on. The author henry wittenberg 91818 392010 didnt begin his wrestling career until he began college. This paperback i have was printed in 1975 but it was first printed in may 1964. In 1976, bob roop received a possible career ending knee injury while wrestling eddie graham. In high school, roop was varsity heavyweight as a freshman, with an inauspicious 0. He won two olympic medals and was the first american wrestler after 1908 to achieve this feat. Vanderpool, mit don nichols, michigan bye chris traicoff, indiana bye ben schrader s.
Wittenberg was an olympic gold medalist in wrestling in and later. The international jewish sports hall of fame hebrew. Henry wittenberg must have been extremely intelligent in addition to being an olympic gold medal wrestler. Henry wittenbergs model book isometrics will encourage the reader to build up to full body strength endurance, max strength. Henry wittenberg september 18, 1918 march 9, 2010 was an american wrestler and olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
At the london olympics, wittenberg was undefeated in five straight matches en route to his gold medal. Henry wittenberg september 18, 1918 march 9, 2010 was an american wrestler and. Mar 12, 2010 henry wittenberg, 91, an amateur wrestler who went undefeated for more than 300 matches and won a gold medal at the 1948 london olympics, died tuesday at his home in somers, n. Isometrics henry wittenberg transformetrics forums. The fast and easy way to pin down the sport of wrestling. The tournament is named for yus former wrestling coach and legendary olympic medalist, henry wittenberg, who founded the schools wrestling program in 1955 and was the teams first coach. Robert roop began wrestling in the eighth grade in east lansing, michigan. While roop was supposedly recovering, a new wrestler, the gladiator, appeared on the florida wrestling scene. The move which supposedly caused the injury, the figurefour, was banned as a crippling hold. Wrestling is a fastpaced sport with many technicalities, rules, and ways to score pointsmaking it difficult for spectators to follow the score and understand whistles and restarts. The primary purpose of the hawks booster club is to provide scholarship assistance to students participating on athletic teams and to lend general support to the athletic program. Between 1962 and 1972 he won three olympic gold medals, seven world and three european titles. Us olympic freestyle gold medalist henry wittenberg dead.
Henry wittenberg wrestling the sport of wrestling may be grecoroman by tradition, but during the career of henry wittenberg it was more jersey jewish. One of the worlds alltime great wrestlers, amateur or professional, henry wittenberg won more than 300 consecutive matches between 1939 and 1951. March 11, 2010 henry wittenberg, an olympic gold and silver medalist who became one of americas greatest amateur wrestlers while he was a new york city police officer, died on tuesday at his home in somers, n. Henry wittenberg, an olympic gold and silver medalist who became. Abigail ruckdashel wisconsin wrestling online saturday, february 24, 2017 madison, wi a new london wrestler has already made history, even without setting foot on the kohl center mats.
Henry wittenberg international jewish sports hall of fame. Verne gagne, maurice vachon, henry wittenberg, dick garrard, celal atik, yasar dogu, ahmet kirecci. Henry wittenberg, an olympic gold and silver medalist who became one of americas greatest amateur wrestlers while he was a new york city police officer, died on tuesday at. Henry wittenberg, 91, olympic wrestler, is dead obituary. It is perfect for martial artists, gireviks, wrestlers, and physical culture enthusiasts that enjoy model workouts. The world of wrestling said its final goodbye to a true legend on tuesday, may 5, in minneapolis. But, ive read some pretty solid ones like the foley ones and william regals is also good.