Bruce Baumgartner

Bruce Baumgartner
Baumgartner in 2022
Personal information
Full nameBruce Robert Baumgartner
BornNovember 2, 1960 (1960-11-02) (age 65)
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 Barcelona 130 kg
1988 Seoul 130 kg
1996 Atlanta 130 kg
World Championships
1986 Budapest 130 kg
1993 Toronto 130 kg
1995 Atlanta 130 kg
1989 Martigny 130 kg
1990 Tokyo 130 kg
1994 Istanbul 130 kg
1983 Kiev +100 kg
1985 Budapest 130 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand 130 kg
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow +100 kg
Summer Universiade
1981 Bucharest +100 kg
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis 130 kg
1991 Havana 130 kg
1995 Mar de Plata 130 kg
1983 Caracas 130 kg
Pan American Championships
1987 Indianapolis 130 kg
1988 Mexico City 130 kg
1989 Colorado Springs 130 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana State Sycamores
NCAA Division I Championships
1982 Ames Heavyweight
1981 Princeton Heavyweight
1980 Corvallis Heavyweight

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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