Jack Riley

Full name: John Horn "Jack" Riley
Gender: Male
Born: June 13, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 22, 1993 in Kenilworth, Illinois, United States
Country: United States
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

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Biography

John Riley attended Northwestern University and won back-to-back NCAA championships in wrestling. But wrestling was far from his only sport; he was also an excellent rower, and he played football at Northwestern. In fact, after winning his silver medal at the 1932 Olympics, Riley played one year in the NFL with the old Boston Redskins. He later became the wrestling coach at his alma mater for many years.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle	United States	USA	2	Silver

Men's Heavyweight, Freestyle

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	Rank	Date	Result	BP	MR
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Final Standings		2	1932-08-01
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Final Round	Match 2/3	1	1932-08-03	Riley (USA) fall (8:32), Hirschl (AUT)
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Round Two		2T	1932-08-02		3
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Round Two	Match #2	AC	1932-08-02	Riley (USA)		0
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Round One		3	1932-08-01		3
1932 Summer	23	Los Angeles	Wrestling	United States	USA	Round One	Match #1	2	1932-08-01	Richthoff (SWE) decision, Riley (USA)		3

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