Bruce Baumgartner

Bruce Baumgartner
Baumgartner in 2022
Personal information
Full nameBruce Robert Baumgartner
BornNovember 2, 1960 (1960-11-02) (age 64)
Haledon, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamIndiana State
ClubNew York Athletic Club
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles+100 kg
1992 Barcelona130 kg
1988 Seoul130 kg
1996 Atlanta130 kg
World Championships
1986 Budapest130 kg
1993 Toronto130 kg
1995 Atlanta130 kg
1989 Martigny130 kg
1990 Tokyo130 kg
1994 Istanbul130 kg
1983 Kiev+100 kg
1985 Budapest130 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand130 kg
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow+100 kg
Summer Universiade
1981 Bucharest+100 kg
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis130 kg
1991 Havana130 kg
1995 Mar de Plata130 kg
1983 Caracas130 kg
Pan American Championships
1987 Indianapolis130 kg
1988 Mexico City130 kg
1989 Colorado Springs130 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana State Sycamores
NCAA Division I Championships
1982 AmesHeavyweight
1981 PrincetonHeavyweight
1980 CorvallisHeavyweight

Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is an American former freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pennsylvania and current President of USA Wrestling.

Baumgartner is among the best American wrestlers of all time; his five World/Olympic titles place him behind only Jordan Burroughs, John Smith, and Adeline Gray. Between 1983 and 1996, Baumgartner won 13 World or Olympic medals, the most World and Olympic medals among American wrestlers.

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