Joseph Mewis (born 23 March 1931) is a Belgian

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. He was Olympic silver medalist in

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in 1956. He also competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

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* 1931 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Belgium Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Belgian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-wrestling-bio-stub