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Isidor Niflot

Olympic wrestler (1881-1950)

Born
16 April 1881, Russian Empire
Died
29 May 1950
Citizenship
United States
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler

Isidor Gadar "Jack" Niflot (April 16, 1881 – March 29, 1950) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the freestyle bantamweight category. Niflot was born in Russia and raised in New York, New York. He was later a long time Sullivan County, New York resident.

The bantamweight division was the third lightest freestyle wrestling weight class, held as part of the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event, like all other freestyle wrestling events, was held in Olympic competition. Seven wrestlers competed, with Niflot winning the gold medal.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 1904 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle bantamweight

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q2638750 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.