Nat Pendleton

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameNathaniel Greene "Nat"•Pendleton
Used nameNat•Pendleton
Born9 August 1895 in Davenport, Iowa (USA)
Died12 October 1967 in San Diego, California (USA)
AffiliationsNYAC, New York (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Nat Pendleton was a two-time AAU champion by the time he went to the 1920 Olympics. The American team expected him to bring back a gold medal but he was beaten in the semi-finals by Switzerland’s Robert Roth in a controversial decision. After the Olympics he finished his studies at Columbia University and then had a short career as a professional wrestler. Pendleton later became a famous character actor in motion pictures. He appeared in almost 100 different movies, numbering among his screen credits “You Said a Mouthful,” “The Great Ziegfield,” “Young Doctor Kildare,” “Northwest Passage,” “Top Sergeant Mulligan,” and “Death Valley.”

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Nat Pendleton
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC r2/5
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver

Special Notes