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Dan Gable

Dan Gable  

He attended Iowa State and was a NCAA Division I national runner-up and two-time national champion, ending with a career record of 117–1. He won gold medals at the 1971 Tblisi (Georgia) Tournament, the 1971 world championships, and the 1972 Olympic Games.

He was an assistant coach at Iowa, and took over as head coach from Gary Kurdelmeier in August 1976. From 1976 to 1997, he was the head wrestling coach until his retirement. His teams compiled a dual meet record of 355–21–5. He coached 152 all-Americans, 45 national champions, 106 Big Ten Champions and 12 Olympians, including eight medalists. His teams won 21 Big Ten Conference championships, and 15 NCAA Division I titles. He never lost a Big Ten championship in his 21 seasons.

He was the head coach of three Olympic teams and six world teams.

In 2020, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.


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A Wrestling Life 2: More Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable A Wrestling Life 2: More Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable (3/15/2018)

A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable (6/9/2015)

Dan Gable's Wrestling Essentials DVD Dan Gable's Wrestling Essentials DVD (7/27/2010)

A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection (1/9/2007)

Coaching Wrestling Successfully Coaching Wrestling Successfully (9/28/1998)

Kings of the mat: The story of the rise of wrestling at the University of Iowa Kings of the mat: The story of the rise of wrestling at the University of Iowa (1/1/1977)

 


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