Jerry Podjursky
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| Birth name | Jeremiah Daniel Podjursky | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1912 Turakina, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1947 (aged 35) Patea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Elsie Muriel Williams
(m. 1935) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Welterweight champion (1937) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ "Jeremiah Podjursky". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Weddings". Wanganui Chronicle. 11 June 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Deaths". Wanganui Chronicle. 9 October 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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