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Lloyd Weldon "Butch" Keaser (born February 9, 1950) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, for the United States.

Lloyd Keaser

Personal information
Born	February 9, 1950 (1950-02-09) (age 72) Pumphrey, Maryland, U.S.
Medal record Men's wrestling Representing  United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 68 kg World Championships 1973 Tehran 68 kg World Cup 1973 Toledo 68 kg

Keaser was born in Pumphrey, Maryland. He wrestled for the United States Naval Academy and was a two-time NCAA All American. He was an alternate on the 1972 Olympic team to Dan Gable. In 1973, he won a gold medal at the world championships in freestyle wrestling and became the first African-American to achieve this honor. In 1976, he won the silver medal at the Montreal Olympics. Keaser is now the wrestling coach at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland.

In 1996, Keaser was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[1]

Bibliography

• Moffat, James V. 2007. Wrestlers At The Trials. Exit Zero Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9799051-0-0
• Hammond, Jairus K. & Little, Lisa. 2008. The African American Wrestling Experience. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
• Moore, Roger. 2009. Glory Beyond the Sport: Wrestling and the Military. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

References

External links

• Lloyd Keaser at the International Olympic Committee
• Butch Keaser at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Lloyd Keaser

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[fr] Lloyd Keaser

Lloyd Keaser est un lutteur américain spécialiste de la lutte libre né le 9 février 1950 dans le Maryland.

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[ru] Кизер, Ллойд

Ллойд Уэлдон «Забияка» Кизер (англ. Lloyd Weldon «Butch» Keaser; род. 9 февраля 1950 (1950-02-09), Памфри, Мэриленд, США — американский борец вольного стиля, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр, чемпион мира, обладатель Кубка мира, победитель Панамериканских игр[1][2]. Первый афроамериканец, сумевший завоевать звание чемпиона мира по борьбе и медаль на Олимпийских играх[3].

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