Benjamin Bradshaw

{{Short description|American wrestler (1879–1960)}} {{other people}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Benjamin Bradshaw |birth_date = {{birth date|1879|08|15}} |birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1960|04|19|1879|08|15}} |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold|1904 St. Louis | Featherweight}} }}

'''Benjamin Joseph Bradshaw''' (August 15, 1879 – April 19, 1960) was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in featherweight category.<ref name="sr">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/ben-bradshaw-1.html Ben Bradshaw Bio, Stats, and Results.] Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60580 |title=Benjamin Bradshaw |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> Bradshaw won AAU national championships in 1903, 1904 and 1907. Following his competitive wrestling career, he worked as a printer and tournament referee. Bradshaw would also coach wrestling at the Boys Club of New York in the 1920s and 1930s.<ref>[https://olympics.com/en/athletes/benjamin-joseph-bradshaw Benjamin Joseph BRADSHAW Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age]. ''Olympics.com''. Retrieved August 19, 2023.</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930011002/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRADSBEN01 Benjamin Bradshaw at databaseOlympics.com] *{{sports links}}

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