Contents
Athlete
Dan Gable
Famoose for
Winning Olympic wrestling gold without conceding a point.
World title · Olympic gold
- Born
- 25 October 1948
- Birthplace
- Waterloo, United States
More people
Dan Gable
Dan Gable is an American wrestler and coach whose competitive standards shaped college wrestling.
Early life
Iowa
Grew up in Waterloo.
Iowa State
Won two NCAA championships.
Career
- 1960s
College wrestler
Built an outstanding collegiate record.
- 1971–1972
World and Olympic champion
Won international freestyle titles.
- 1976–1997
Iowa coach
Led a dominant university programme.
Achievements
World title
Won freestyle gold.
Olympic gold
Won in Munich without conceding a point.
Fifteen NCAA titles
Led Iowa to fifteen national team championships.
Beyond wrestling
Coaching influence
Trained generations of wrestlers.
Recognition
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: The Ray Center. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
