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Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is an American wrestler. Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1][2][3]

Jake Varner
Jake Varner in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJacob Stephen Varner
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-03-24) March 24, 1986 (age 36)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
College teamIowa State Cyclones
ClubNittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached byCael Sanderson
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Olympic Games
2012 London 96 kg
World Championships
2011 Istanbul 96 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara96 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2016 Krasnoyarsk 97 kg
Updated on August 13, 2012.

Varner wrestled collegiately for the Iowa State University Cyclones. He was a four-time NCAA Division I finalist and two-time NCAA Division I champion (junior and senior). In high school, he was also a two-time California wrestling state champion for Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California, where was coached by his uncle Andy, who served as head coach, and his father Steve, who served as an assistant. Varner has been an assistant wrestling coach at Penn State since 2016.[4]

In 2022, Varner was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[5]


See also



References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jake Varner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07.
  2. "Jacob Stephen Varner Profile London Olympics 2012". August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012.
  3. "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
  4. "Jake Varner - Wrestling Coach".
  5. Jake Varner. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.




На других языках


- [en] Jake Varner

[fr] Jake Varner

Jake Varner est un lutteur libre américain né le 24 mars 1986 à Bakersfield en Californie.

[it] Jacob Varner

Jacob Stephen Varner, noto anche come Jake Varner (Bakersfield, 24 marzo 1986), è un lottatore statunitense nella categoria 96 kg (libera), categoria in cui si è laureato campione olimpico ai Giochi della XXX Olimpiade di Londra.

[ru] Варнер, Джейк

Джейкоб Стивен «Джейк» Варнер (англ. Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner); 24 марта 1986 (1986-03-24), Бейкерсфилд, Калифорния, США — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр, призёр чемпионата мира, чемпион Панамериканских игр [1] [2]



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