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John Smith
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John Smith

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Winning six consecutive world and Olympic wrestling titles.

Olympic gold · Six successive titles

Born
9 August 1965
Birthplace
Del City, Oklahoma, United States

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John Smith

John Smith is an American freestyle wrestler and coach celebrated for his low single-leg takedown and international championship run.

Early life

Oklahoma

Wrestled at Del City High School before attending Oklahoma State.

Career

  1. 1980s

    College competition

    Won two NCAA titles.

  2. 1991

    Head coach

    Took charge of Oklahoma State wrestling.

  3. 2024

    Coaching retirement

    Ended a tenure that included five NCAA team titles.

Achievements

Olympic gold

Won freestyle titles in Seoul and Barcelona.

Six successive titles

Combined four world championships with two Olympic victories.

Beyond sport

Teaching the sport

Coached Oklahoma State wrestlers to 33 individual NCAA championships.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

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Photo: United World Wrestling. Copyrighted image; source credit retained · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.