Jay Thomas Evans (January 21, 1931 – March 18, 2008) was an American wrestler. Evans was Olympic silver medalist in

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He also competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

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* 1931 births 2008 deaths Oklahoma Sooners wrestlers Oklahoma Sooners wrestling coaches American male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-wrestling-bio-stub