George Mehnert
1908 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Bantamweight
George Dole
1908 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(From Maine - Wrestled at Yale)
Charles Ackerly
1920 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(Wrestled at Cornell)
Sam Gerson
1920 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Featherweight
(Born in the Ukraine - Wrestled at Pennsylvania)
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Charley Johnson
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Middleweight
NO PICTURE
Walter Mauer
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Light Heavyweight
Nat Pendleton
1920 - Olympic Silver Medalist - HWT
(Born In Iowa - Wrestled at Columbia - Two Time EIWA Champion - Professional Wrestler - Hollywood Actor from 1913-1956)
NO PICTURE
Fred Meyer
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - HWT
(Born in Chicago - Wrestled for Chicago Hebrew Institute)
Bryan Hines
1924 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled and played football at Northwestern)
Robin Reed
1924 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(Born in Arkansas - Wrestled for Oregon State)
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Middleweight
NO PICTURE
Walter Mauer
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Light Heavyweight
Nat Pendleton
1920 - Olympic Silver Medalist - HWT
(Born In Iowa - Wrestled at Columbia - Two Time EIWA Champion - Professional Wrestler - Hollywood Actor from 1913-1956)
NO PICTURE
Fred Meyer
1920 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - HWT
(Born in Chicago - Wrestled for Chicago Hebrew Institute)
Bryan Hines
1924 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled and played football at Northwestern)
Robin Reed
1924 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(Born in Arkansas - Wrestled for Oregon State)
Chester Newton
1924 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Featherweight
(Wrestled at Oregon State)
Russel Vis
1924 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Leightweight
John Spellman
1924 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Light Heavyweight
(Played Football and Wrestled at Brown - Professional Football Player for Providence Steam Rollers and Atlanta Braves - Professional Wrestler)
Harry Steel
1924 - Olympic Gold Medalist - HWT
(Played Football and Wrestled at Ohio State)
Allie Morrison
1928 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(Wrestled at Illinois - Served in the U.S. Navy - Owned and ran a Tavern)
Lloyd Appleton
1928 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Welterweight
(Born in Iowa)
Robert Pearce
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State)
Edgar Nemir
1932 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Featherweight
(From Texas -Wrestled and Boxed at the University of California)
Jack van Bebber
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State)
Peter Mehringer
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Light Heavyweight
(Born in Kansas - Two Time Kansas State High school champion - Wrestled and played football at Kansas University - 1932 NCAA Runner up - Professional Football player for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Bulldogs - Professional Wrestler - Hollywood Stuntman.)
Jack Riley
1932 - Olympic Silver Medalist - HWT
(Wrestled and played football at Northwestern University - 1931 BIG 10 champion - 1932 BIG 10 Runner Up - 1931 and 1932 NCAA champion - Pro football player for the Boston Redskins - Head coach for Northwestern Wrestling team 1948-1957)
Ross Flood
1936 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Three Time NCAA champion - Owner of a Cattle Auction)
Francis Millard
1936 - Olympic silver medalist - Featherweight
Frank Lewis
1936 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(Born in Oklahoma - State Champion - 1935 NCAA champion)
Richard Voliva
1936 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Middleweight
(Born in Indiana - 1928 State champion - 1929 State Runner up - 1930 State champion - Wrestled at Indiana University - Two Time All American - 1934 BIG 10 and NCAA champion - Head Coach at Rutgers for 25 years)
(Played Football and Wrestled at Ohio State)
Allie Morrison
1928 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Featherweight
(Wrestled at Illinois - Served in the U.S. Navy - Owned and ran a Tavern)
Lloyd Appleton
1928 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Welterweight
(Born in Iowa)
Robert Pearce
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State)
Edgar Nemir
1932 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Featherweight
(From Texas -Wrestled and Boxed at the University of California)
Jack van Bebber
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State)
Peter Mehringer
1932 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Light Heavyweight
(Born in Kansas - Two Time Kansas State High school champion - Wrestled and played football at Kansas University - 1932 NCAA Runner up - Professional Football player for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Bulldogs - Professional Wrestler - Hollywood Stuntman.)
Jack Riley
1932 - Olympic Silver Medalist - HWT
(Wrestled and played football at Northwestern University - 1931 BIG 10 champion - 1932 BIG 10 Runner Up - 1931 and 1932 NCAA champion - Pro football player for the Boston Redskins - Head coach for Northwestern Wrestling team 1948-1957)
Ross Flood
1936 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Three Time NCAA champion - Owner of a Cattle Auction)
Francis Millard
1936 - Olympic silver medalist - Featherweight
Frank Lewis
1936 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(Born in Oklahoma - State Champion - 1935 NCAA champion)
Richard Voliva
1936 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Middleweight
(Born in Indiana - 1928 State champion - 1929 State Runner up - 1930 State champion - Wrestled at Indiana University - Two Time All American - 1934 BIG 10 and NCAA champion - Head Coach at Rutgers for 25 years)
Gerald Leeman
1948 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Osage High school in Iowa - Three time State champion - 1946 NCAA champion for Iowa State Teacher's college - coached at Fort Dodge High School - Coached at Lehigh University from 1953-1970)
Leland Merrill
1948 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Welterweight
(From West Virginia - Wrestled at Michigan State University - 1932 NCAA third place - Semi-Pro baseball player - Taught at both Michigan State and Rutgers)
Glen Brand
1948 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Middleweight
(From Clarion, Iowa - Two time state runner up - Wrestled at Iowa State - Two time conference Champion - 1946 NCAA third place - 1947 NCAA runner up - 1948 NCAA champion)
Henry Wittenberg
1948 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Light Heavyweight
1952 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Light Heavyweight
(Grew up in New Jersey - Did not wrestle in high school but instead swam and played chess - Wrestled for City College of New York - Police Officer for the New York Police Department - Coached wrestling at Yeshiva)
Josiah Henson
1952 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Featherweight
(Born in Oklahoma - Wrestled at NAVY - EIWA champion - Pilot in the Navy)
Jay Thomas Evans
1952 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Light Weight
(Born in Oklahoma - Wrestled at Oklahoma - Three time conference champion - 1951 NCAA Runner up - 1952 NCAA champion - 1954 NCAA champion - Coached at Oklahoma - Member of U.S. Air Force)
William Smith
1952 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(Born in Portland, Oregon - Wrestled at Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa - 2nd and 3rd at State tournament - Wrestled at Iowa State Teacher's College -1949 and 1950 NCAA champion - Coached at Rock Island High School in Illinois - Ann Arbor High School in Michigan - University of Nebraska - San Jose State- San Francisco State-Pacifica High School - Clayton Valley High School)
Danny Hodge
1956 - Olympic Silver Medalist - Middle Weight
(Wrestled at Oklahoma - three time NCAA champion - Professional Boxer - Professional Wrestler)
Peter Blair
1956 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Light Heavyweight
(Wrestled at Granby High school - Did not make the Varsity lineup - Wrestled at Navy - 3rd-2nd-1st-1st in the EIWA - Two time NCAA champion)
Terrence McCann
1960 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Bantam Weight
(Wrestled at Iowa - Three time BIG 10 champion - Two Time NCAA champion- Executive Director of Toastmasters International)
Shelby Wilson
1960 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Light Weight
(From Oklahoma - Two time State Runner up - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Two time NCAA runner up)
Doug Blubaugh
1960- Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight
(From Oklahoma - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Coached at Michigan State and Indiana)
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Jim Ferguson
1962 - World Bronze Medalist - 78 Kg
(Wrestled at Michigan State - 1958 NCAA 3rd place)
Dan Brand
1962 - World Bronze Medalist - 97 Kilos
1965 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Middle Weight
(Wrestled at Nebraska - 1958 NCAA 4th Place)
NO PICTURE
James Burke
1962 - World Bronze Medalist - 70 kg
NO PICTURE
Greg Ruth
1963 - World Bronze Medalist - 70 kg
(Wrestled at Lehigh - 1959 EIWA third place - Wrestled at Oklahoma - 1965 and 1966 NCAA champion)
Jim Raschke
1963 - World Bronze Medalist - 97 kg
(Wrestled at Nebraska - Conference Champion - Professional Wrestler)
Larry Kristoff
1965 - World Bronze medalist - 97 kg
1966 - World Silver Medalist - HWT
1967 - World Bronze Medalist - HWT
1969 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
1970 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled at SIU-Carbondale - 1963 and 1965 NCAA champion - Coached at SIU-Edwardsville)
Rick Sanders
1966 - World Bronze Medalist - 52 kg
1967 - World Silver Medalist - 52 kg
1968 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 52 kg
1969 - World Gold Medalist - 52 kg
1972 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(From Oregon - Three time Oregon High School State champion - Wrestled at Portland State - 1965 NAIA champion - 1966 College Division third - 1966 NCAA champion - 1967 College Division and NCAA champion - 1968 College Division Champion - 1968 NCAA runner up)
Bobby Douglas
1966 - World Silver Medalist - 63 kg
1970 - World Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
(Ohio State Champion - Wrestled at West Liberty - NAIA champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Conference Champion)
NO PICTURE
Michael Young
1967 - Bronze Medalist - 60 kg
1970 - Bronze Medalist - 62 kg
(Wrestled at Brigham Young - 1963 and 1966 Conference Champion)
Don Behm
1968 - Olympic Silver medalist - 57 kg
1969 - World Silver Medalist - 57 kg
1971 - Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(Two time State Champion - wrestled at Michigan state - 1965 NCAA third - 1967 NCAA 2nd - Two Time BIG 10 Champion)
Wayne Wells
1969 - World Silver Medalist - 74 kg
1970 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1972 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 74 kg
(Born in Texas - Wrestled at Oklahoma - Three time Conference Champion - 1967 NCAA Runner up - 1968 NCAA champion)
Henk Schenk
1969 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled at Oregon State - 1965 and 1966 Conference Champion)
1969 - World Bronze Medalist - 82 kg
(Wrestled at Oklahoma State - 1967 NCAA champion)
Bill Harlow
1970 - World Silver Medalist-90 kg
(Wrestled at St. Andrews Private School in Tennessee - Wrestled at Oklahoma State-1964 NCAA runner up - 1966 NCAA champion)
Dave Hazewinkel
1970 - World Silver Medalist - 57 kg
1977- World Bronze Medalist - 57 kg
Dan Gable
1971 - World Gold Medalist - 68 kg
1972 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 68 kg
(Waterloo West High School - Three time State champion - Wrestled at Iowa State - 1968 and 1969 NCAA champion - 1970 NCAA runner up - University of Iowa wrestling head coach 1977-1997)
Russ Hellickson
1971 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
1976 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 100+kg
1979 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled and played football at Wisconsin - Coached at Ohio State)
John Peterson
1972 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 82 kg
1976 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1978 - World Bronze Medalist - 82 kg
1979 - World Silver Medalist - 82 kg
(Wrestled at Wisconsin-Stout - Three time Conference champion - 1971 NAIA 5th Place)
Ben Peterson
1972 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 90 kg
1973 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
1976 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled at Iowa State - Two time NCAA champion - Coached at Maranatha Baptist Bible College)
Chris Taylor
1972 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 100+kg
(Wrestled at Muskegon Community College - 1971 NJCAA champion - Wrestled at Iowa State - 1972 NCAA champion - 1973 NCAA champion. Professional Wrestler.)
Lloyd Keaser
1973 - World Gold Medalist - 68 kg
1976 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 68 kg
(From Maryland - Wrestled at Navy - 1971 NCAA 4th - 1972 NCAA 3rd)
Gene Davis
1976 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 62 kg
(Four Time Montana State champion - 1966 NCAA champion)
Stan Dziedzic
1976 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
1977 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
(Wrestled at Slippery Rock - Three Time NCAA Champion - Coached at Michigan State)
Jack Reinwand
1977 - World Bronze Medalist - 57 kg
(Wrestled at Wisconsin - 1974 NCAA 4th - 1975 NCAA champion - Coached at Lodi High School in Wisconsin)
Jim Humphrey
1977 - World Silver Medalist - 62 kg
(Wrestled at Ohio State - 1972 BIG 10 Champion - NCAA 4th )
Lee Kemp
1978 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1979 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1981 - World Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
1982 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
(Two Time Ohio High School State Champion - Wrestled at Wisconsin - 2nd-1st-1st-1st in the NCAA - Owner of Ford Dealership in Twin Cities, Minnesota)
Bobby Weaver
1979 - World Silver medalist - 48 kg
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 48 kg
(Three time Pennsylvania high school state champion - 1 time New Jersey high school state champion - Wrestled at Lehigh - 1982-1983 EIWA champion - 1982 NCAA 3rd)
Jim Haines
1979 - World Silver medalist - 52 kg
(Wrestled at Wisconsin - 1977 NCAA champion)
1979 - World Bronze Medalist - 57 kg
(West Des Moines Valley High School - 1970 State runner up - 1971 State champion - Wrestled at North Iowa Area Community College aka NIACC - NJCAA 1972 and 1973 5th place. Wrestled at Purdue - 1975 BIG 10 champion - 1975 NCAA 3rd place. )
Andre Metzger
1979 - World Bronze Medalist - 62 kg
1986 - World Silver Medalist - 68 kg
1987 - World Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at Oklahoma - 5th-2nd-1st-1st in NCAA)
NO PICTURE
Abdurrahim Kuzu
1979 - World Silver Medalist - 62 kg
Brad Rheingans
1979 - World Bronze medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled at North Dakota State - 1975 NCAA DII champion - Professional Wrestler - Professional Wrestling trainer)
Bob Walker
1979 - World Bronze Medalist - 100+kg
(From California - Wrestled at University of Alabama - Three time SEC Conference Champion)
Billy Rosado
1981 - World Bronze Medalist - 48 kg
(From Arizona - Wrestled at Santa Rita High School - two time State champion - Wrestled at Phoenix College - 1975 NJCAA champion - Wrestled at Arizona State - 1976 NCAA 5th)
Chris Campbell
1981 - World Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1990 - World Silver Medalist - 90 kg
1992 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled at Iowa - Three time BIG 10 champion - Two time NCAA champion - Lawyer)
Greg Gibson
1981 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
1982 - World Bronze Medalist - 100 kg
1983 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
1984 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled and played football at Shasta College - Wrestled and played football at University of Oregon - Three time PAC-10 champion - Two time NCAA runner up - Had full career in the Marines.)
Joe Gonzales
1982 - World Bronze Medalist - 52 kg
(Wrestled at East Los Angeles Community College - CCC champion - Wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield - 1979 NCAA DII champion/DI 2nd - 1980 NCAA DII/DI Champion)
Dave Schultz
1982 - World Bonze Medalist - 82 kg
1983 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1985 - World Silver Medalist - 74 kg
1986 - World Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
1987 - World Silver Medalist - 74 kg
1993 - World Silver Medalist - 74 kg
(From California - California State champion - Argued to have greatest senior year of high school ever - Wrestled at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma - NCAA 2nd-2nd-1st)
Lee Roy Smith
1983 - World Silver Medalist - 62 kg
(Two Time Oklahoma High school State champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Four Time conference Champion - 5th-DNP-4th-1st at NCAA - Coached at Arizona State)
Bruce Baumgartner
1983 - World Bronze Medalist - 100+kg
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 100+kg
1985 - World Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
1986 - World Gold Medalist - 130 kg
1987 - World Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
1988 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1990 - World Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1992 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 130 kg
1993 - World Gold Medalist - 130 kg
1994 - World Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1995 - World Gold Medalist - 130 kg
1996 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
(New Jersey high school state runner up - Wrestled at Indiana State - 1980 and 1981 NCAA runner up - 1982 NCAA champion)
Barry Davis
1984 Olympic Silver Medalist - 57 kg
1986 - World Bronze Medalist - 57 kg
1987 - World Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(Cedar Rapids Prairie High school - Three Time Iowa High School State champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 5th-1st-1st-1st at NCAA's- current head coach at Wisconsin)
Randy Lewis
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 62 kg
(From Rapid City, South Dakota - Three time South Dakota high school state champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 2-1-1-7 at NCAA)
Andrew Rein
1984 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at Wisconsin - Two time BIG 10 champion - 1978 NCAA Runner up - 1979 NCAA 6th Place - 1980 NCAA Champion - Wisconsin Head coach 1987-1993)
Mark Schultz
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1985 - World Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1987 - World Gold Medalist - 82 kg
(Started wrestling junior year of high school - Also did gymnastics- California High School State champion - Wrestled at UCLA and Oklahoma - Three time NCAA champion)
Ed Banach
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 90 kg
(New Jersey High School State champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 1-1-2-1 at NCAA's)
Lou Banach
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 100 kg
(New Jersey High School State champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 1981 NCAA champion - 1982 NCAA 3rd - 1983 NCAA champion)
Jim Martinez
1984 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
1985 - World Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at Minnesota - 1979 BIG 10 champion - 1980 BIG 10 runner up - 1982 BIG 10 runner up - 1979 NCAA 3rd place - 1982 NCAA 3rd place)
Steve Fraser
1984 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 90 kg
(Michigan High School State champion - Wrestled at Michigan - 1980 NCAA 5th Place)
Jeff Blatnick
1984- Olympic Gold Medalist - 100+kg
(Wrestled at Niskayuna High school - New York State champion - Wrestled at Springfield College - 1977 NCAA DII runner up - 1978 and 1979 NCAA DII champion - NCAA wrestling and UFC broadcaster)
Kevin Darkus
1985 - World Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(Wrestled at Iowa State - Three Time Conference Champion - 1982 NCAA Runner up - 1983 NCAA 5th Place - 1984 NCAA champion)
Bill Scherr
1985 - World Gold Medalist - 90 kg
1986 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
1987 - World Bronze Medalist - 100 kg
1988 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 100 kg
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled at Mobridge High school -Two time South Dakota State champion - Also ran track and participated in Rodeo - Wrestled at Nebraska - 1982 NCAA 4th - 1983 NCAA 3rd - 1984 NCAA champion)
Mike Houck
1985 - World Gold Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled at Robbinsdale High School in Minnesota - Wrestled at Maranatha Baptist College - Two time Christian College Champion.)
Joe McFarland
1986 - World Silver Medalist - 62 kg
(Wrestled at North Olmstead high School - Two time Ohio State champion - Wrestled at Michigan- 1981, 1982, 1985 BIG 10 runner up - 1984 BIG 10 champion - 1981 NCAA 5th place - 1982 NCAA 6th Place - 1984 NCAA Runner up - 1985 NCAA Runner up)
Jim Scherr
1986 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
1987 - World Silver Medalist - 90 kg
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled for Mobridge high school - South Dakota State champion - Wrestled at Nebraska - 1983 NCAA 5th - 1984 NCAA champion)
John Smith
1987 - World Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1989 - World Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1990 - World Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1991 - World Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1992 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 62 kg
(Del City High School - 2nd-3rd-1st-1st at state tournament - wrestled at Oklahoma State - 1984 Conference runner up - 1985, 1987 and 1988 conference champion - 1985 NCAA runner up - 1987 and 1988 NCAA champion)
Dennis Kolowski
1987 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
1988 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 100 kg
1992 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(From South Dakota - two time State third place winner - Wrestled at Minnesota-Morris - Two time NCAA DIII champion)
Nate Carr
1988 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at Erie Tech - Pennsylvania State champion - Wrestled at Iowa State - Two time Conference champion - Three time NCAA champion - Coached at West Virginia - Coach at Massillon Perry High School in Ohio)
Kenny Monday
1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1989 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 74 kg
1992 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 74 kg
(Booker T high school - Four Time Oklahoma State Champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - Two time conference champion - 1982 and 1983 NCAA runner up - 1984 NCAA champion)
Melvin Douglas
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 82 kg
1993 - World Gold Medalist - 90 kg
1994 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
1995 - World Bronze Medalist - 90 kg
(Grew up in Topeka, Kansas - Three time State champion for Highland Park high school - Wrestled at Oklahoma - 1985 and 1986 NCAA champion)
Michial Foy
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 90 kg
(Wrestled at Minnesota - Two Time NCAA qualifier)
Afsoon Roshanzamir
1989 World Bronze Medalist - 47 kg
1990 - World Silver Medalist - 47 kg
(Originally from Iran - Wrestled in high school in California - Wrestled at UC Davis)
Asia DeWeese
1989 Silver Medalist - 50 kg
(Wrestled at Sutherlin High School in Oregon)
Leia Kawaii
1989 - World Silver Medalist - 70 kg
(Became a bodybuilder and had an interesting career post wrestling....)
Royce Alger
1990 - World Silver Medalist - 82 kg
(Wrestled at Iowa - 1986 NCAA 5th place - 1987 and 1988 NCAA champion)
Kirk Trost
1990 - World Bronze Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled for Lincoln Way High School - Illinois State Place winner 2nd and 3rd places - Wrestled at Michigan - 1985 NCAA runner up - 1986 NCAA champion.)
1990 World Silver Medalist - 44 kg
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 44 kg
(Wrestled at Ygnacio Valley High School in California - Wrestled at Diablo Valley College)
Zeke Jones
1991 - World Gold Medalist - 52 kg
1992 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 52 kg
1995 - World Bronze Medalist - 52 kg
(Wrestled for Huron High School - 1984 Michigan high School state runner up - 1985 Michigan high school state champion - Wrestled at Arizona State - Three time PAC-10 champion - 1988 NCAA 6th place - 1989 NCAA 4th place - 1990 NCAA runner up. Assistant coach at Bloomsburg, Arizona State and West Virginia. Head coach at Pennsylvania and Arizona State)
Brad Penrith
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(Wrestled at Windsor High school - Four time New York high school State place winner - New York high School State champion - Wrestled at Iowa - Three time BIG 10 champion - 1986 NCAA champion - 1987 NCAA runner up - 1988 NCAA runner up. Coached at Boise State, Nebraska and Northern Iowa. )
Kevin Jackson
1991 - World Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1992 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 82 kg
1995 - World Gold Medalist - 82 kg
(Wrestled at Eastern High School - Two time Michigan State high school State champion - Wrestled at Louisiana State and Iowa State - 1983 NCAA 3rd place - 1984 NCAA 3rd place - 1985 NCAA 7th Place - 1987 NCAA Runner up- MMA competitor - Coach at Iowa State)
Mark Coleman
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled at Miami of Ohio - two time conference champion - Wrestled at Ohio State - NCAA champion.)
Shawn Sheldon
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 52 kg(From New York - Wrestled for State University of New York)
Matt Ghaffari
1991 World Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1995 - World Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
1996 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 130 kg
1998 - World Silver Medalist - 130 kg
(Born in and escaped a hostile Iran -Wrestled at Paramus High School in New Jersey - Wrestled at Farleigh Dickinson - Wrestled at Cleveland State - 1984 NCAA qualifier.)
Shannon Williams
1991 - World Silver Medalist - 50 kg
1993 - World Silver Medalist - 50 kg
1994 - World Silver Medalist - 53 kg
1997 - World Silver Medalist - 51 kg
(From Ontario, California)
Rodney Smith
1992 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled and played football for Roger L Putman Vocational - 1984 Massachusetts State runner up - Attended Western New England - 1987 NCAA DIII 4th place - 1988 NCAA DIII 5th Place - Attended the Army - Professional Journalist)
Tom Brands
1993 - World Gold Medalist - 62 kg
1996 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 62 kg
(Wrestled at Sheldon High School in Iowa - Wrestled at Iowa - Three Time BIG 10 champion - 1989 NCAA 4th Place - 1990, 1991, 1992 NCAA champion - Coached at Virginia Tech - Coached at Iowa)
Terry Brands
1993 - World Gold Medalist - 57 kg
1995 - World Gold Medalist - 57 kg
2000 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 58 kg
(Wrestled at Sheldon High school in Iowa - Wrestled for Iowa - 1990 NCAA champion - 1991 NCAA Runner up - 1992 NCAA Champion)
Tricia Saunders
1993 - World Silver Medalist - 47 kg
1998 - World Gold Medalist - 46 kg
1999 - World Gold Medalist - 46 kg
(From Michigan - Attended Wisconsin)
Dennis Hall
1994 - World Bronze Medalist - 57 kg
1995 - World Gold Medalist - 57 kg
1996 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 57 kg
(Wrestled for Hartford Union High school - Three time Wisconsin high School State champion - Attend Wisconsin)
NO PICTURE
Margaret LeGates
1994 - World Silver Medalist - 47 kg
(Wrestled at Libertyville High School in Illinois)
Kurt Angle
1995 - World Gold Medalist - 100 kg
1996 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 100 kg
(Wrestled at Mt. Lebanon High School - 1986 Pennsylvania High School State tournament 3rd place - 1987 Pennsylvania High School State champion - Wrestled at Clarion - 1990 NCAA champion - 1991 NCAA runner up - 1992 NCAA champion)
Vickie Zummo
1995 - World Bronze Medalist - 44 kg
(Wrestled at Wallkill Valley High school in New Jersey - 1993 Sussex County champion)
Kendall Cross
1996 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 57 kg
(Wrestled at Mustang High School - Oklahoma High School State champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - 1988 NCAA 6th Place - 1989 NCAA champion - 1990 NCAA 3rd Place - Coached at North Carolina - Coached at Harvard)
Townsend Saunders
1996 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at Torrance High in California - 1985 California High School State Runner up - Wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield - 1987 NCAA DII Champion - Wrestled at Arizona State - 1989 NCAA Runner Up - 1990 NCAA 3rd place - MMA Fighter)
Brandon Paulson
1996 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 52 kg
2001 - World Silver Medalist - 54 kg
(Wrestled at Anoka High School - Three time Minnesota State champion - Wrestled at Minnesota - 1996 NCAA 7th Place)
Cary Kolat
1997 World Silver Medalist - 63 kg
1998 - World Bronze Medalist - 63 kg
(Wrestled at Jefferson Morgan - Four Time Pennsylvania High school state champion - Wrestled at Penn State - Wrestled at Lock Haven - 1993 NCAA Runner up - 1994 NCAA 3rd place - 1996 NCAA Champion - 1997 NCAA Champion)
Les Gutches
1997 - World Gold Medalist - 85 kg
1999 - World Bronze Medalist - 85 kg
(Wrestled at South Medford high school - Three time Oregon High School State champion - Wrestled at Oregon State - 1994 NCAA 5th Place - 1995 and 1996 NCAA champion - Coached at Oregon State)
Sandra Bacher
1997 - World Silver Medalist - 68 kg
1998 - World Bronze Medalist - 68 kg
1999 - World Gold Medalist - 68 kg
(Also an Olympian in Judo)
NO PICTURE
Kristie Stenglein
1997 - World Silver Medalist - 75 kg
1998 - World Silver Medalist - 75 kg
Sammie Henson
1998 - World Gold Medalist - 54 kg
2000 - Olympic Silver Medalist- 54 kg
2006 - World Bronze Medalist - 55 kg
(Wrestled at Francis Howell High school - 1986 Missouri High School State 4th Place - 1987, 1988 and 1989 Missouri high School State champion - Wrestled at Missouri - Wrestled at Clemson - 1991 NCAA 5th Place - 1993 and 1994 NCAA champion - coached at Oklahoma, Army, Penn State, Cal Poly and Nebraska - Coaches at West Virginia)
Lincoln McIlravy
1998 - World Bronze Medalist - 69 kg
1999 - World Silver Medalist - 69 kg
2000 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 69 kg
(Wrestled at Philip High School - Five Time South Dakota high school state champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 1993, 1994 and 1997 NCAA champion - 1995 NCAA runner up - Owns and operates Hotels)
Stephen Neal
1999 - World champion - 130 kg
(Wrestled, played football, swam, played tennis and ran track at San Diego High - 1994 California High School State 4th place - Wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield - Four time PAC-10 Champion - 1996 NCAA 4th place - 1997 NCAA 2nd place - 1998 and 1999 NCAA champion - Played professional football for the New England Patriots and Super bowl winner)
Kristie Davis (Marano)
1999 World Silver Medalist - 75 kg
2002 - World Bronze Medalist - 67 kg
2003 - World Gold Medalist - 67 kg
2006 - World Bronze Medalist - 72 kg
2007 - World Bronze Medalist - 72 kg
(Attended Colonie Central High in New York - Hudson Valley Community College - Pike's Peak Community College)
Matt Lindland
2000 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 76 kg
2001 - World Silver Medalist - 76 kg
(Wrestled at Gladstone high school in Oregon - Wrestled at Clackamas Community College - 1991 NJCAA champion - Wrestled at Nebraska - 1993 Conference Champion - UFC fighter - Republican Politician - Hollywood Actor)
Brandon Slay
2000 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 76 kg
(Wrestled and played football at Tascosa High - Three time Texas High School State champion - Wrestled at Pennsylvania - Two time NCAA runner up)
Garrett Lowney
2000 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 97 kg
(Wrestled at Manawa High school - Wrestled at Freedom High School - Three time Minnesota high school state champion - Wrestled at Minnesota - 2001 NCAA 3rd place - 2002 NCAA 5th Place - 2003 NCAA qualifier.)
Rulon Gardner
2000 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 130 kg
2001 - World Gold Medalist - 130 kg
2004 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
(Wrestled, played football and ran track at Star Valley High School - 1989 Wyoming high school state champion - 1989 Wyoming high school state runner up in shot put - Played football and wrestled at Ricks College - 1991 NJCAA champion - Attended Nebraska - 1993 NCAA 4th place - Reality television personality)
Joe Williams
2001 - World Bronze Medalist - 76 kg
2005 - World Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
(Wrestled at Mount Carmel High School - Four time Illinois high school state champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 1994 NCAA 7th place - 1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA champion - Coached at Iowa)
Brandon Eggum
2001 - World Silver Medalist - 85 kg
(Wrestled at Minnesota - Two time BIG 10 champion - 1998 NCAA 5th place - 1999 NCAA runner up -2000 NCAA 3rd place)
Stephanie Murata
2001 - World Silver Medalist - 51 kg
(Wrestled at Mercy High in California - Attended UC Davis - coached at Cumberland)
Toccara Montgomery
2001 - World Silver Medalist - 68 kg
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 68 kg
(Wrestled at East High Technical in Ohio - Wrestled at Cumberlands College - 2004 WCWA Champion - Coached at Cumberlands)
Dremiel Byers
2002 - World Gold Medalist - 120 kg
2007 - World Bronze Medalist - 120 kg
2009 - World Silver Medalist - 120 kg
(Wrestled at Kings Mountain High - 1993 North Carolina high school state champion - Played football at North Carolina A&T)
Tina George
2002 - World Silver Medalist - 55 kg
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 55 kg
(Attended the University of Texas - Iraq War veteran)
Cael Sanderson
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 84 kg
2004 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 84 kg
(Attended Wasatch High School - Four time Utah high school state champion - Attended Iowa State University - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 BIG 12 champion - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 NCAA champion - Coached at Iowa State - Coaches at Penn State)
Kerry McCoy
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 120 kg
(Wrestled at Longwood High school - 1992 New York high school state champion - Wrestled at Penn State - Three time BIG 10 champion - 1994 and 1997 NCAA champion - 1995 NCAA 3rd place - coached at Stanford - coaches at Maryland)
Patricia Miranda
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 48 kg
2004 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 48 kg
2006 - World Bronze Medalist - 51 kg
(Attended Redwood Middle school and Saratoga High School in California - Wrestled at Stanford - Attended Yale)
Jennifer Wong
2003 - World Bronze Medalist - 51 kg
(Wrestled at Wisconsin)
Sally Roberts
2003 - World Bronze Medalist - 59 kg
2005 - World Bronze Medalist - 59 kg
(Wrestled in high school in Colorado - Wrestled at Minnesota Morris - Wrestled at Pacific - WCWA 5th place)
Sara McMann
2003 - World Silver Medalist - 63 kg
2004 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 63 kg
2005 - World Bronze Medalist - 63 kg
2007 - World Bronze Medalist - 63 kg
(Wrestled and participated in Theatre at McDowell high School in North Carolina - Participated in theatre and wrestled at Minnesota Morris and Lock Haven - Attended Gardner Webb)
Stephen Abas
2004 - Olympic Silver Medalist - 55 kg
(Wrestled at Canyon Springs High school - Wrestled at James Logan High School - 1994 California State high School 4th place - 1995, 1996, 1997 California State high School champion - Attended Fresno State - 1998 NCAA 4th Place - 1999, 2001 and 2002 NCAA champion - MMA fighter)
Jamill Kelly
2004 Olympic Silver Medalist - 66 kg
(Attended Atwater High school - California High School State 4th place - Attended Lassen Community College - Attended Oklahoma State - NCAA qualifier - Coached at Cal Poly and Stanford)
Tolly Thompson
2005 - World Bronze Medalist - 120 kg
(Wrestled at Janesville High School - Two time Iowa high school state runner up - Wrestled at Nebraska - 1995, 1996 and 1997 Conference Champion - 1995 NCAA champion - 1996 and 1997 NCAA 3rd place)
Justin Ruiz
2005 - World Bronze Medalist - 96 kg
(Wrestled for Taylorsville High School - Three time Utah high school state champion - Attended Nebraska - 2002 and 2003 NCAA 5th place)
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Catherine Downing
2005 World Bronze Medalist 67 kg
20007 World Bronze Medalist 67 kg
(Wrestled at Pendleton Heights High in Indiana - Wrestled at Minnesota Morris)
Iris Smith
2005 - World Gold Medalist - 72 kg
(Played basketball at Darsey Private High in California - Sergeant in the Army)
Mike Zadick
2006 - World Silver Medalist - 60 kg
(Wrestled at Great Falls High - Four time Montana high School State champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 2002 BIG 10 champion -2000 and 2002 NCAA 7th place - 2001 NCAA 3rd place - Coached at Iowa)
Bill Zadick
2006 - World Gold Medalist - 66 kg
(Wrestled at Great Falls High school - Four time Montana high school state champion - Wrestled at Iowa - 1995 NCAA 5th place - 1996 NCAA champion)
Donny Pritzlaff
2006 - World Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
(Wrestled at Lyndhurst High - Three time New Jersey high school State champion - Wrestled at Wisconsin - Three time NCAA champion - 1998 NCAA 6th place - 1999 NCAA 5th Place - 2000 and 2001 NCAA champion - Coached at Wisconsin, Hofstra and Michigan - Coaches at Rutgers)
Lindsey Durlacher
2006 World Bronze Medalist - 55 kg
(Wrestled in high school in both Wisconsin and in Illinois (Buffalo Grove High) - 1991 and 1992 Wisconsin high school state champion - 1993 Illinois state champion - Wrestled for Illinois - 1996 NCAA 4th place - 1997 NCAA runner up)
Joe Warren
2006 - World Gold Medalist - 60 kg
(Wrestled at East Kentwood High - Three time Michigan high school state place winner - Wrestled at Michigan - 2000 NCAA 3rd place - MMA fighter)
Harry Lester
2006 - World Bronze Medalist - 66 kg
2007 - World Bronze Medalist - 66 kg
(Wrestled and played football for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy - Four Time Ohio high school state champion)
Daniel Cormier
2007 - World Bronze Medalist - 96 kg
(Wrestled and played football at Northside High School - Three time Louisiana High school state champion - Wrestled at Colby Community College - 1998 and 1999 NJCAA champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - 2001 NCAA runner up)
Brad Vering
2007 - World Silver Medalist - 84 kg
(Wrestled and Played football for Howells High school - Three time Nebraska high school state champion - Wrestled at Nebraska - 1998 Conference champion - 1999, 2000 and 2001 conference runner up - 1999 NCAA 4th place - 2000 NCAA champion - 2001 NCAA 7th place)
Clarissa Chun
2008 World Gold Medalist - 48 kg
2012 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 48 kg
(Wrestled for Roosevelt High in Hawaii - Attended Missouri Valley - Attended Colorado - Teaches English to Japanese Kindergartners)
Tatiana Padilla
2008 - World Bronze Medalist - 55 kg
2010 - World Bronze Medalist - 55 kg
(Wrestled for Northview High School in California)
Henry Cejudo
2008 - Olympic Gold - 55 kg
(Two time Arizona high school state champion - Two time Colorado high school state champion - MMA fighter)
Adam Wheeler
2008 - Olympic Bronze medalist - 96 kg
(Wrestled at Lancaster High - Never qualified for California High School state championships - Attended Northern Michigan University)
Randi Miller
2008 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 63 kg
(Attended Martin High - 2001 Texas Girl's high school State runner up - Wrestled at Neosho County Community college - Wrestled at MacMurray - Attended Northern Michigan - Fights MMA)
Jake Herbert
2009 - World Silver Medalist - 84 kg
(Wrestled at North Allegheny High - Four time Pennsylvania high school state place winner - Wrestled at Northwestern - 2005 BIG 10 Runner up - 2006, 2007, 2008 BIG 10 champion - 2005 NCAA 3rd place - 2006 NCAA 2nd place - 2007, 2008 NCAA champion)
Tervel Dlagnev
2009 - World Bronze Medalist - 120 kg
2014 - World Bronze Medalist - 120 kg
(Originally from Bulgaria -Wrested at Arlington High - 2002 Texas high School state 4th place - 2003 Texas high school state 3rd place - Wrestled at Nebraska-Kearney - 2005 NCAA DII 6th place - 2006 NCAA DII 2nd Place - 2007, 2008 NCAA DII Champion)
Elena Pirozhkova
2010 - World Silver Medalist - 63 kg
2012 - World Gold Medalist - 63 kg
2013 - World Bronze Medalist - 63 kg
2014 - World Silver Medalist - 63 kg
(Originally from Russia - Wrestled at Greenfield High in Massachusetts)
Jordan Burroughs
2011 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
2012 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 74 kg
2013 - World Gold Medalist - 74 kg
2014 - World Bronze Medalist - 74 kg
(Wrestled for Winslow Township High - 2006 New Jersey State champion - Wrestled for Nebraska - 2007 Conference 3rd place - 2008, 2009, 2011 Conference champion - 2008 NCAA 3rd place - 2009, 2011 NCAA champion)
Jake Varner
2011 - World Bronze Medalist - 96 kg
2012 - Olympic Gold Medalist - 96 kg
(Wrestled at Bakersfield High school - 2004, 2005 California high school state champion - Wrestled at Iowa State - 2007, 2009 conference runner up - 2008, 2010 Conference champion - 2007, 2008 NCAA runner up - 2009, 2010 NCAA champion)
Adeline Gray
2011 - World Bronze Medalist - 67 kg
2012 - World Gold Medalist - 67 kg
2013 - World Bronze Medalist - 72 kg
2014 - World Gold Medalist - 75 kg
(Wrestled at Marquette High School in Michigan - Wrestled at Chatfield High school and Bear Creek High school in Colorado - Attended DeVry)
Ali Bernard
2011 - World Bronze Medalist - 72 kg
(From Minnesota)
Alyssa Lampe
2012 - World Bronze Medalist - 51 kg
2013 - World Bronze Medalist - 48 kg
(Wrestled for Tomahawk High School - 2006 Wisconsin high school state runner up - Attended Northern Michigan)
Helen Maroulis
2012 - World Silver Medalist - 55 kg
2014 - World Bronze Medalist - 55 kg
(2008 Maryland high school state 6th place - Attended Marquette High in Colorado - Attended Missouri Baptist - Attended Simon Fraser - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 WCWA champion)
Coleman Scott
2012 - Olympic Bronze Medalist - 60 kg
(Wrestled at Waynesburg Central - Three time Pennsylvania high school state champion - Wrestled at Oklahoma State - 2005 NCAA 8th place - 2006 NCAA 5th place - 2007 NCAA runner up - 2008 NCAA champion)
Andy Bisek
2014 - World Bronze Medalist - 75 kg
(Wrestled at Chasaka High - 2006 Minnesota high school state 3rd place - Attended Northern Michigan)
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