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Benjamin Lee "Ben" Peterson (born June 27, 1950) is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively. As a college wrestler, Peterson was a two-time NCAA champion at Iowa State. He founded the "Camp of Champs," which brought in Olympic wrestlers to train with high schoolers. Peterson also coached wrestling at Maranatha Baptist University for 28 years.

Ben Peterson

Peterson (bottom) at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Lee Peterson
Born	(1950-06-27) June 27, 1950 (age 72) Barron County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Iowa State Wrestling Club
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich 90 kg 1976 Montreal 90 kg World Championships 1973 Tehran 90 kg Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 90 kg Men's collegiate wrestling Representing Iowa State Cyclones NCAA Wrestling Championships 1971 Auburn 190 lb 1972 College Park 190 lb

Early life

Peterson was born in Barron County, Wisconsin but grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Comstock. While attending Cumberland High School, Peterson competed in both football and wrestling. As a senior, he finished 2nd in the state wrestling tournament.[1]

College career

Peterson continued his wrestling career at Iowa State University where he competed in the 190 pound weight class and studied architecture.[2] Peterson continued his success capturing three Big Eight championships[3] and back-to-back NCAA titles in 1971[4] and 1972.[5]

Peterson would later be one of the first inductees into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 1998.[6]

International career and coaching

After his prep career came to an end, Peterson continued competing at the international level with great success. At the 1972 Munich Olympics Peterson won gold in the 90 kg division.[7] He followed that up with Bronze at the '73 World Championships in Tehran[8] and Gold at the Mexico City hosted '75 Pan American Games.[9] At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Peterson would once again return to the podium with Silver in the 90 kg weight class.[10] at the conclusion of the Montreal Olympic games, Peterson would retire from competitive wrestling to focus on coaching.

In 1972 Peterson began his coaching career as head coach at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI, a position he would hold for the next 28 years.[11] In 1977 Ben along with his brother John would start the Camp of Champs Wrestling Camps. The camp is a faith-based wrestling skills camp.[12]

Peterson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2002.[13]

Peterson Roll

Ben is often credited with having invented a version of the Granby Roll wrestling move, popularly called the Peterson Roll, but denies having invented the move. He says that he used the move during the widely viewed Olympic Games, which is one reason the move became connected to him.[14]

Olympic game matches

Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
1976 Olympic Silver Medalist at 90kg
Loss	11–1–1	Levan Tediashvili	5–11	July 29, 1976	1976 Olympic Games	Montreal
Win	11–0–1	Horst Stottmeister	13–8
Win	10–0–1	Paweł Kurczewski	13–4
Win	9–0–1	Bárbaro Morgan	Fall
Win	8–0–1	Yoshiaki Yatsu	19–2
Win	7–0–1	Shukri Akhmedov	14–13
Win	6–0–1	Stelică Morcov	7–4
1972 Olympic Gold Medalist at 90kg
Win	5–0–1	Rusi Petrov	Fall	August 30, 1972	1972 Olympic Games	Munich
Win	4–0–1	Bárbaro Morgan	Fall
Win	3–0–1	Reza Khorrami	Won
Draw	2–0–1	Gennady Strakhov	Draw
Win	2–0	Raúl García	Fall
Win	1–0	Paweł Kurczewski	Won
Reference:[15][16]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Ben Peterson

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[fr] Ben Peterson

Ben Peterson est un lutteur américain spécialiste de la lutte libre né le 27 juin 1950 dans le Wisconsin.

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[it] Ben Peterson

Benjamin Lee "Ben" Peterson (27 giugno 1950) è un ex lottatore statunitense, specializzato nella lotta libera.

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[ru] Петерсон, Бен

Бенджамин Ли «Бен» Петерсон (англ. Benjamin Lee "Ben" Peterson); род. 27 июня 1950 (1950-06-27), округ Бэррон, Висконсин, США) — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион и призёр Олимпийских игр, чемпион Панамериканских игр, призёр чемпионата мира, обладатель Кубка мира[1][2]. Брат Джона Петерсона, также чемпиона олимпийских игр по борьбе.

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