Lloyd Appleton

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLloyd Otto•Appleton
Used nameLloyd•Appleton
Born1 February 1906 in Edgewood, Iowa (USA)
Died17 March 1999 in Oberlin, Ohio (USA)
AffiliationsCornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Lloyd Appleton attended Cornell College in Iowa where he was undefeated for four years of dual meet competition. His best year was easily the Olympic year of 1928, when he took the Midwest AAu and National AAU titles at 158 lbs. He continued to wrestle for several more years, and competed at the 1932 Olympic Trials, but made the team only as an alternate, and did not compete at the Olympics. Appleton later earned graduate degrees in education from Columbia and New York University and became an instructor for over 20 years at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. While there he coached the wrestling team for 19 years and developed the physical aptitude examination required of all cadets. For his services to the Academy, in 1958 he was given the Civilian Service Decoration – the first time it was ever awarded.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Lloyd Appleton
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver