Hal Moore

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHarold Linman "Hal"•Moore
Used nameHal•Moore
Born23 August 1923 in Wynona, Oklahoma (USA)
Died31 March 2003 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA)
AffiliationsOklahoma State Cowboys, Stillwater (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Hal Moore wrestled featherweight freestyle at the 1948 London Olympics. He was not favored to make the US Olympic team but at the Olympic Trials upset the favorites, Lowell Lange, the 1947 NCAA Champion, and Leo Thomsen, the 1948 AAU Champion. Moore wrestled for Oklahoma A&M, later Oklahoma State University. He was an All-American at A&M in 1951.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Hal Moore
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 6