Albert Zirkel

Albert Conrad Zirkel (October 23, 1884 – February 3, 1945) was an American

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. In 1904, he won a bronze medal in lightweight category. He was born in

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Albert Zirkel's profile at Sports Reference.com
1884 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey Wrestlers at the 1904 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-wrestling-bio-stub