Gerry Leeman
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Gerald Grant "Gerry"•Leeman |
| Used name | Gerry•Leeman |
| Born | 20 June 1922 in Little Cedar, Iowa (USA) |
| Died | 10 October 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa (USA) |
| Affiliations | Iowa State Cyclones, Ames (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Gerry Leeman attended Iowa’s Teacher College (later Northern Iowa). He won one AAU and one NCAA championship six years apart, but oddly the AAU title came first – in 1940. At the 1948 Olympics he was beaten only by the Turk, Nasuh Akar. Leeman then went into coaching and was the wrestling coach at Lehigh University for many years.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | USA |
Gerry Leeman | |||
| Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |