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| birth_name = Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky
| birth_name = Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|03|30|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|03|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Turakina, New Zealand]]
| birth_place = [[Turakina, New Zealand|Turakina]], New Zealand
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|10|08|1912|03|30|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|10|08|1912|03|30|df=y}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Patea]], New Zealand
| spouse = {{marriage|Elsie Muriel Williams|1935}}
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling|Wrestling]]
| country = New Zealand
| nationals = Welterweight champion (1937)
| show-medals = yes
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[wrestling]]}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Freestyle wrestling|wrestling]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
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{{MedalBronze| [[1938 Commonwealth Games|1938 Sydney]]|74 kg}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1938 British Empire Games|1938 Sydney]]|[[Wrestling at the 1938 British Empire Games|Welterweight]]}}
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'''Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky''' (30 March 1912 – 8 October 1947) was a [[wrestling|wrestler]] from New Zealand.
'''Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky''' (30 March 1912 – 8 October 1947) was a New Zealand [[Freestyle wrestling|wrestler]].


At the [[1938 British Empire Games]] in [[Sydney]] he won the bronze medal in the men's 74&nbsp;kg category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/jeremiah-podjursky/ |title=Jeremiah Podjursky |year=2016 |website= |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref>
At the [[1938 British Empire Games]] in [[Sydney]] he won the bronze medal in the men's 74&nbsp;kg category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/jeremiah-podjursky/ |title=Jeremiah Podjursky |year=2016 |website= |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |accessdate=24 July 2016}}</ref>

Podjursky married Elsie Muriel Williams at Christ Church, [[Whanganui]], on 29 May 1935.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19350611.2.4.8 |title=Weddings |date=11 June 1935 |work=Wanganui Chronicle |page=2 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> He died at [[Patea]] on 8 October 1947, and was buried in Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19471009.2.2.2 |title=Deaths |date=9 October 1947 |work=Wanganui Chronicle |page=1 |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:27, 29 September 2022

Jerry Podjursky
Personal information
Birth nameJeremiah Daniel Podjursky
Born(1912-03-30)30 March 1912
Turakina, New Zealand
Died8 October 1947(1947-10-08) (aged 35)
Patea, New Zealand
Spouse
Elsie Muriel Williams
(m. 1935)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWrestling
Achievements and titles
National finalsWelterweight champion (1937)
Medal record
Men's wrestling
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney Welterweight

Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky (30 March 1912 – 8 October 1947) was a New Zealand wrestler.

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney he won the bronze medal in the men's 74 kg category.[1]

Podjursky married Elsie Muriel Williams at Christ Church, Whanganui, on 29 May 1935.[2] He died at Patea on 8 October 1947, and was buried in Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jeremiah Podjursky". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Weddings". Wanganui Chronicle. 11 June 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Deaths". Wanganui Chronicle. 9 October 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.