Josiah Henson (wrestler)

Josiah Henson

Henson (right) at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born	24 February 1922 Bristow, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Died	4 April 2012 (aged 90) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.[1]
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	U.S. Navy
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 62 kg

Josiah "Joe" Henson (24 February 1922 – 4 April 2012) was an American freestyle wrestler and a career U.S. Navy officer. In 1952 he won the AAU wrestling championships without losing a single point and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. The same year he won an Olympic bronze medal. Henson attended every Summer Olympics from 1952 to 2000 in various capacities, as a competitor, referee, member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and acting president of the World Taekwondo Federation. He served a four-year term as chairman of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Committee and later became the AAU president.

In 2006, he was named a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, joining his elder brother and former Naval Academy Assistant Wrestling Coach Dr. Stanley W. Henson. He was elected to the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012.^[1][2]