Chester Newton

Chester Newton

Personal information
Born	(1903-09-18)September 18, 1903 Canby, Oregon, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1966(1966-05-11) (aged 62) Oregon City, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Oregon State
Team	USA
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1924 Paris 61 kg

Chester Willard "Chet" Newton (September 18, 1903 – May 11, 1966) was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals.[1][2] Reed was also the only man to defeat Newton at the Olympic Trials in New York.[3]

While at Oregon State, Newton was also a member of Sigma Pi fraternity and the cross country team.[4] When his eligibility for collegiate wrestling ended he became a wrestling coach for the college.[3] After graduation he became a teacher in Tillamook, Oregon.[5]

He was elected to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and to the Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.[6]

He died in a car accident in Oregon City, Oregon in 1966, at the age of 62.[7]

References

1. "Oregon State: Meet the Olympians". Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
2. Welsch, Jeff; George P Edmonston (2003). Tales from Oregon State Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58261-706-0. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
3. Cram, Charles C. (January 1925). "Omega Busy With Activities" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 11, no. 4. pp. 288–290. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017.
4. Gardner, Paul H. (January 1928). "Omegans Win Cross Country Plaque" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 14, no. 4. pp. 359–362.^[dead link‍]
5. "News of Many Omegans Told" (PDF). The Emerald of Sigma Pi. Vol. 17, no. 2. July 1930. pp. 117–118. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
6. "2006-07 OSU Wrestling Media Guide Part 4 - Records, honors, history" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
7. "Chester Newton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.