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Kendall Duane Cross (born February 24, 1968) is an American freestyle wrestler, wrestling coach and Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he wrestled in the 57 kilogram (125.5 pounds) weight class. He defeated Guivi Sissaouri of Canada 5–3 in the final match.[1] Cross also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he placed sixth.

Kendall Cross
Personal information
Full nameKendall Duane Cross
BornFebruary 24, 1968 (1968-02-24) (age 54)
Hardin, Montana, U.S.
Home townMustang, Oklahoma, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 57 kg
World Cup
1997 Stillwater 57 kg

Early career


In high school, Cross wrestled for Mustang High School in Mustang, Oklahoma where he won a state title. He wrestled collegiately for Oklahoma State University where he was a three time All-American and won the NCAA Championship in 1989.[2] Kendall graduated from OSU with a major in political science and economics.[3]


Highlight achievements



Coaching


After college he served as an assistant coach at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC while training for the Olympics. He also served as a coach for the Sunkist Kids and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Clubs. Kendall went on to become an assistant coach at Harvard University and worked at Merrill Lynch in Boston. While in Boston, he founded the Kendall Cross Gold Medal Wrestling Club, which developed young athletes. Then After Moving to Dallas, helped coach at Dallas Dynamite, with other Olympians Brandon Slay and Jamill Kelly. In addition to help Head coach at Dallas Dynamite (Brandon and Jamill both coach for the US National team currently) with former Oklahoma wrestler, Melvin Lofton, he also coaches at Trinity Christian Academy high school wrestling team.


Family


Kendall has two children, Kennedy and London Cross, and currently resides in New York City.


See also



References


  1. "Americans Angle, Cross Capture Wrestling Golds". The Washington Post. August 13, 2000. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. "Kendall Cross Home Page". Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  3. "Kendall Cross". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  4. "National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum". Archived from the original on July 28, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
  5. "Kendall Cross's Bio: Olympic Champion".



На других языках


- [en] Kendall Cross

[fr] Kendall Cross

Kendall Cross est un lutteur américain spécialiste de la lutte libre né le 24 février 1968 à Hardin (Montana).

[it] Kendall Cross

Kendall Duane Cross (Hardin, 24 febbraio 1968) è un ex lottatore statunitense specialista della lotta libera. Ha vinto la medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Atlanta del 1996 nella categoria dei pesi gallo (fino a 57 chilogrammi). Nella finale ha sconfitto il canadese di origine georgiana Guivi Sissaouri per 5-3.

[ru] Кросс, Кендалл

Кендалл Дуэйн Кросс (англ. Kendall Duane Cross); 24 февраля 1968 (1968-02-24), Хардин, Монтана, США — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр, обладатель Кубка мира, трёхкратный чемпион США[1][2].



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