Cary Kolat

Cary Kolat
Kolat in November 2015
Personal information
Full nameCary Joseph Kolat
BornMay 19, 1973 (1973-05-19) (age 52)
Rices Landing, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamLock Haven
Penn State
ClubDave Schultz Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
1997 Krasnoyarsk63 kg
1998 Tehran63 kg
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg63 kg
Pan American Championships
2000 Santiago de Cali63 kg
Cadet World Championships
1989 Warrensburg55 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
NCAA Division I Championships
Representing the Lock Haven Bald Eagles
1996 Minneapolis134 lb
1997 Cedar Falls142 lb
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
1993 Ames134 lb
1994 Chapel Hill134 lb

Cary Joseph Kolat (born May 19, 1973) is an American wrestler and wrestling coach who earned two NCAA championships in 1996 and 1997 for Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and was a member of the United States Men's Freestyle Wrestling Team from 1997–2001. During that time he won silver and bronze medals at the 1997 Krasnoyarsk and 1998 Tehran FILA Wrestling World Championships, as well as competing for the United States in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2017, Kolat was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. Kolat is currently the head wrestling coach at United States Naval Academy.