2007-01-09 12:59:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Wrestling
Dan Gable
www.dangable.com
About Dan Gable
Gable and his 1972 Gold Medal
During his prep and college careers, Gable compiled an unbelievable record of 182-1. He was undefeated in 64 prep matches, and was 118-1 at Iowa State. His only defeat came in the NCAA finals his senior year. Gable was a three-time all-American and three-time Big Eight champion. He set NCAA records in winning and pin streaks.
After college, Gable added titles at the 1971 Pan American Games, the 1972 Tbilisi Tournament and the 1971 World Championships. He won an unprecedented six Midlands Open championships and was that meet's outstanding wrestler five times. In 1972, he won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics without surrendering a point to any of his opponents. The Soviets came to the Olympics with only one goal in mind; to defeat Gable. They were unsuccessful.
In Gable's final 21 Olympic qualification and Olympic matches, he scored 12 falls and outscored his nine other opponents, 130-1. The single point being scored by Larry Owings, who defeated Gable in his final collegiate match
2007-01-09 13:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Rocky 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Kurt Angle and here is why.
Upon graduating from university, Angle continued to wrestle. In 1995, he won a gold medal at the World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Following this victory, Angle began training for the 1996 Olympics under Dave Schultz at the Pennsylvanian Foxcatcher Club. During Angle's training, Schultz was murdered in January 1996. While taking part in the 1996 Olympic Trials, Angle suffered a severe neck injury, fracturing two of his cervical vertebrae, herniating two discs and pulling four muscles. Angle won the trials nonetheless, then spent the subsequent five months resting and rehabilitating. By the time of the Olympics, Angle was able to compete, albeit with several pain reducing injections in his neck. The injury led to Angle's future claim of having won his Olympic gold medal "with a broken freakin' neck!" In October 2006, Angle stated that he temporarily became addicted to the analgesic vicodin after breaking his neck. [3]
Olympic medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Gold 1996 Atlanta 100 kg
1996 Summer Olympics - Olympic Gold Medal.Angle won his gold medal in the heavyweight (90-100 kg; 198-220 lb) weight class by defeating the Iranian Abbas Jadidi by officials' decision after the competitors wrestling to an eight minute, one-one draw. The bout saw Jadidi earn a point after two minutes and 46 seconds by turning Angle, with Angle earning a point of his own with a takedown after three minutes and 11 seconds. The officials' decision was protested by Jadidi. [4]
2007-01-09 22:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kurt Angle
2007-01-09 21:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kurt angle was the best pro olympic wrestler. He won the gold medal with a broken neck. He was one of the best in the olympics
2007-01-09 21:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Matt: aka; Edge is world champ!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kurt Angle did actually win a gold medal for freestyle wrestling (100kg / 220lbs. group) in the Summer Olympics 1996. Although he didn't have a broken neck like he always says, it was fractured which is different.
2007-01-09 21:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kurt Angle!
2007-01-09 21:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by CodeRed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say kurt angle, before he got into profesional wrestling, he won a gold at the olympics, he also was a highly decorated wrestler in college
2007-01-09 21:06:52 · answer #7 · answered by go_fins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kurt angle, he was in the 1996 olympics and own a gold medal
2007-01-09 21:07:08 · answer #8 · answered by dlekhtman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dan Gable
2007-01-09 21:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tony Atlas... there's no need to explain it should just go with out saying. Who's this Kurt Angle person anyways
2007-01-09 22:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by lisa b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋