Lee Merrill
Full name: Leland Gilbert "Lee" Merrill, Jr.
Gender: Male
Born: October 4, 1920 in Danville, Illinois, United States
Died: July 28, 2009 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Affiliations: NYAC, New York (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)
Biography
In high school in West Virginia, Lee Merrill was coached by Ben Schwartzwalder, who later gained fame as the football coach at Syracuse University. Merrill took his talents to Michigan State, graduating from there in 1942. He went on to graduate school at Michigan State, although he pitched two years of semi-pro baseball in 1946 and 1947 and turned down several offers to turn pro. Merrill earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in entomology from Michigan State and, while a grad student, won his only national title, the 1948 AAU Championship. He later became a professor at Rutgers. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | Men's Welterweight, Freestyle | United States | USA | 3 | Bronze |
Men's Welterweight, Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | BP | MR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Final Standings | 3 | 1948-07-29 | ||||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Six | 3 | 1948-07-31 | 7 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Six | Match #1 | 2 | 1948-07-31 | DoÄu (TUR) decision (3-0), Merrill (USA) | 3 | |
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Five | 2T | 1948-07-31 | 4 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Five | Match #1 | 1 | 1948-07-31 | Merrill (USA) decision (2-1), Garrard (AUS) | 1 | |
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Four | 3 | 1948-07-31 | 3 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Four | Match #3 | AC | 1948-07-31 | Merrill (USA) | 0 | |
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Three | 3T | 1948-07-30 | 3 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Three | Match #6 | 1 | 1948-07-30 | Merrill (USA) decision (3-0), Hwang (KOR) | 1 | |
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Two | 2T | 1948-07-30 | 2 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round Two | Match #7 | 1 | 1948-07-30 | Merrill (USA) decision (3-0), Westergren (SWE) | 1 | |
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round One | 3T | 1948-07-29 | 1 | |||
| 1948 Summer | 27 | London | Wrestling | United States | USA | Round One | Match #7 | 1 | 1948-07-29 | Merrill (USA) decision (3-0), Peace (CAN) | 1 |
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