Leland Merrill
Olympic wrestler
利兰·梅里尔 · 릴런드 메릴
- Born
- 4 October 1920, Danville
- Died
- 28 July 2009, Princeton
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
Leland Gilbert Merrill, Jr. (October 4, 1920 – July 28, 2009) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, for the United States.
He was born in Danville, Illinois and grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Leland wrestled collegiately at Michigan State University, where his senior year he was team captain and finished third at the NCAA Wrestling championships. In 1948, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight competition.
Merrill was West Virginia's first Olympic medal winner and the state's first Olympian.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | 1948 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.