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Christopher Lundy Campbell (born September 9, 1954) is an American wrestler. He was a bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He won a gold medal at the 1981 World Wrestling Championships,[1] and a Silver medal at the 1990 World Wrestling Championships. He is the oldest known United States' wrestler to medal in the Olympic Games. When he won his Olympic medal he was a month away from his 38th birthday.
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| Full name | Christopher Lundy Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1954 (age 68) Westfield, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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While wrestling for the University of Iowa, Campbell was a three-time All-American and a two-time NCAA champion, winning titles in 1976 & ’77. His career record of 122-6-3 ranks sixth on Iowa’s all-time career winning percentage list.
Campbell is a vegetarian.[2] He is a native of Westfield, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Westfield High School,[3] University of Iowa, and Cornell Law School.[4]
According to The Seattle Times, "He practices Zen and dabbles in poetry. He's a vegetarian who likes nothing better than tofu stroganoff. He leg-presses 700 pounds, meditates, and quotes everything from The Sermon On the Mount to The Teachings of Buddha".[5]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Campbell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- Lisa Dorfman. (1999). The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide. Wiley. p. 27. ISBN 978-0471348085
- "Olympics Gives Campbell New Youthful Outlook" (PDF). The Westfield Leader. August 20, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved January 19, 2016 – via Westfield Memorial Library website.[permanent dead link]
- Thomsen, Ian (July 30, 1992). "Boardroom Lawyer Tries His Toughest Case - on the Mat". The New York Times.
- "At 37, Wrestler Tries For Pin-Nacle -- Chris Campbell Has A Score To Settle". The Seattle Times. July 15, 1992.
External links
- Chris Campbell at International Wrestling Database
- Chris Campbell at Olympedia
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На других языках
- [en] Chris Campbell (wrestler)
[fr] Christopher Campbell
Christopher Campbell (né le 9 septembre 1954 à Westfield (New Jersey)) est un lutteur américain spécialiste de la lutte libre.[ru] Кэмпбелл, Кристофер
Кри́стофер Ла́нди Кэ́мпбелл[1] (англ. Christopher Lundy "Chris" Campbell; 9 сентября 1954 года[2], Уэстфилд[2], Нью-Джерси, США), также известный как Крис Кэмпбелл (Chris Campbell) — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион мира, трёхкратный обладатель Кубка мира, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 1992 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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