{{short description|American wrestler}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = August Wester |full_name = August Wester, Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date|1882|02|12}} |birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |death_date = September {{death year and age|1960|1882}} |death_place = Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|1904 St. Louis | Bantamweight}} |show-medals = yes }}
'''August Wester, Jr.''' (February 12, 1882 – September 1960) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in bantamweight category. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60794 |title=August Wester |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929130558/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WESTEAUG01 August Wester's profile at databaseOlympics] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020742/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/gus-wester-1.html August Wester's profile at Sports Reference.com] *{{sports links}} {{Authority control}}
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