Ross Flood
 Flood pictured far right on podium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Aaron Ross Flood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 28, 1910 Braman, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 23, 1995 (aged 84) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma A&M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Edward C. Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Ross Flood (December 28, 1910 – May 23, 1995) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he won a silver medal in the freestyle bantamweight (56 kg) competition. Flood was born in Braman, Oklahoma and died in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 1978, Flood was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Ross Flood. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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