Max McAlary ran a joint barber and sports shop in the Australian suburb of Unanderra, but in the back room he trained for his sport of choice: wrestling. The pinnacle of his career came at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when he was selected to represent his country in the flyweight, freestyle event. There, he was defeated in his first two bouts by Jang Chang-Seon of South Korea, the upcoming silver medalist, and André Zoéte of France, and was thus eliminated from the tournament. After the Games he continued to cut hair and run his business, but he also coached at various places in New South Wales, including the local Police Club.
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