Charles Ackerly

Charles Edwin "Charley" Ackerly (January 3, 1898 – August 16, 1982) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell University where he competed for the Cornell Big Red wrestling team under Coach Walter O'Connell. Ackerly was also a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and Sphinx Head Society.

Charles Ackerly
Born(1898-01-03)January 3, 1898
Cuba, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1982(1982-08-16) (aged 84)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.

He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the freestyle featherweight category, winning the gold medal.[1] Ackerly is in two "Halls of Fame", inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame in 1960 and Cornell's Hall of Fame in 1981.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Ackerly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. "Charles "Ed" Ackerly, Cornell '20". Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Retrieved 2018-04-14.


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