Charles Ericksen

Olympic medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Karl Fredrik "Charles" Ericksen (June 20, 1875 – February 23, 1916) was a Norwegian-American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States. In 1904 he won a gold medal in the welterweight category.[1]

In 2012, Norwegian historians found documentation showing that Ericksen did not receive American citizenship until 22 March 1905. The historians thus petitioned to have Ericksen's gold registered as Norwegian.[2]

References

"Charles Ericksen". Olympedia. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
"Her er beviset som endrer norsk idrettshistorie". NRK. 14 August 2012.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Ericksen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Proof of Norwegian citizenship at the time of the games (in Norwegian)

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[1] "Charles Ericksen". Olympedia. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[2] "Her er beviset som endrer norsk idrettshistorie". NRK. 14 August 2012.