John Craige

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn Houston•Craige
Used nameJohn•Craige
Born24 July 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Died14 August 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

John Craige was a native Philadelphian who attended Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania. He lived an exciting, itinerant life. He joined the Marines in 1917, travelled to Alaska as a prospector, to Mexico as a mercenary soldier, and at one time was a professional boxer and the wrestling coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Later in life, as he settled down, he wrote military articles for the International News Service during World War II.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA John Craige
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) =5