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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]
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| Full name | Jacob Stephen Varner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 24, 1986 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nittany Lion Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cael Sanderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
References
- 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.
- "Jacob Stephen Varner Profile London Olympics 2012". August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012.
- "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
- "Jake Varner - Wrestling Coach".
- Jake Varner. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
External links
- Varner, Jakob at the International Wrestling Database
- bio on themat.com
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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]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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