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- Harry_Geris abstract "Harry Geris (November 22, 1947 – April 24, 2008) was a Canadian Olympic wrestler who represented Canada in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, and the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.Geris was born in Deurne in the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada as a child. Geris grew up in London, Ontario along with his eight siblings, Cathy, Dorthy, Jackie, Jane, Fred, Angel, Hank, and Billy.Geris attended H.B. Beal Secondary School where he tried out for numerous sporting teams including basketball and football. Harry was a member of H.B. Beal's wrestling team, where he earned two O.F.S.S.A. gold medals [1] under the tutelage of wrestling coach Fred Flectcher. While at H.B. Beal Geris won his first of ten Canadian National Champions, which led him to representing Canada at three Olympic Games, 1968, 1972, and 1976.His performance in High School athletics got the attention of the Head Coach of Joliet Junior College wrestling program in Illinois, Henry Pillard. Coach Pillard recruited Geris to the Wolves wrestling squad and as a result Harry won the N.C.A.A. Junior College Wrestling Championship in 1968. His performance at the 1968 Junior College N.C.A.A. Championships earned Harry a scholarship to wrestle at perennial powerhouse Oklahoma State University where he earned All-American status placing 2nd at the Big 8 Tournament and 4th at the 1972 N.C.A.A. National Tournament. He also represented Canada at the Pan-American Games, the Commonwealth Games and the World Cup, winning the bronze medal at all three events.Harry's love for the sport of wrestling was passed on to his three sons, Jason, Shawn, and Ryan. They all attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School where they were members of the Laurier wrestling team. All three boys excelled in the sport and earned an impressive collection of accalades in their father's sport. Jason like his father attended Oklahoma State and eventually earned a wrestling scholarship to California's Fresno State University. Shawn attended Eastern Michigan University. Both Jason and Shawn are Canadian National Champions in the sport of wrestling.Harry Geris started a London wrestling club in the 80's called AWOLS (Amateur Wrestling of London South). He travelled the team around North America developing some of the best wrestlers in the country, and lead kids to obtain scholarships with wrestling. His team was large but he managed to be a part of every one of his wrestler's lives. He helped pay for the team by running bingo's and selling wrestling gear, and donated everything to help the team go to tournaments, and camps. The AWOL team was a multiple attendant of Lock Haven Wrestling Camp, one of the best camps in the US. Harry Geris had no troubles driving thousands of miles to go to a single tournament for his wrestlers. Geris was inducted into the U.S. National Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame in May 1984.Geris remained involved in amateur wrestling until his death.Geris was found dead by a construction worker at 7.30am on April 24, 2008, behind Saunders Secondary School in London, Ontario where he was delivering wrestling mats for an upcoming tournament. Police did not suspect foul play, but said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death. Geris was aged 60.The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were named in his honor, beginning in January 2009. The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were the first in Canada to combine freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and FILA rules no-gi grappling.The weblog, harrygerisstory.blogspot.com, is dedicated to the life of Harry Geris, and features personal stories, articles and photos that are to appear in a future biographical book entitled, "The Harry Geris Story" being authored by his son, Shawn.LIST OF AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS1966 - Canadian Freestyle Champion,Commonwealth Games (Jamaica) – 4th place,World Championships (Toledo, Ohio)1967 - Canadian Freestyle Championships – Silver medalist(213.5 lbs)1968 - NCAA Champion- wrestled for Joliet Jr.College(Minnesota)Canadian Freestyle Champion1971 - United States Wrestling Federation – Silver medalist1972 - N.C.A.A. Championships – 4th place(All American Status)wrestled for Oklahoma State,National AAU/USA – Silver medalist,Canadian Olympic Team (Munich, Germany) 230 lbs – 9th place1973 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion,FISU Games (Moscow, Russia) – 4th place,World Championships (Iran)World Cup - Bronze medalist (Toledo, Ohio)1974 - Eastern United States AAU Champion,Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion1975 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion,Pan American Games (Mexico) – 4th place Freestyle & Bronze medalist Greco Roman1976 - Canadian Championships Freestyle Silver medalist & Greco Roman Champion,Member of the Canadian Olympic Team1980 - Inducted into the United States Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame1984 - Inducted into the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of FameOklahoma State University - Season Record for Harry Geris - 1972Bouts:26Wins:19Loses:5Ties:2Falls:11Win Pct:76.0%Oklahoma State University - Dual Meet Record for Harry Geris - 1972Bouts:14Wins:10Loses:2Ties:2Win Pct:78.6%".
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