Three-Time Olympian Harry Geris Found Dead
April 25, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Sports Rumors
CBC News is reporting that a construction worker found three-time Olympian, Harry Geris, dead in London, Ontario Canada yesterday. He was 60 years old. An autopsy will be performed but the police do not suspect foul play. His body was discovered behind a high school where he was delivering wrestling mats for a tournament.
A “gentle giant” in the Canadian wrestling world, Geris “competed as a heavyweight wrestler for Canada’s national team at the Olympics in Mexico City in 1968, Munich in 1972 and Montreal in 1976. He was also a 10-time national champion.”
What a sad loss. We extend our condolences to the family and wrestling community.
