John Peterson (wrestler)
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Born | October 22, 1948 (1948-10-22) (age 75) Cumberland, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Allan Peterson (born October 22, 1948) is an American former wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.[1]
Wrestling career
Peterson grew up in Comstock, Wisconsin, attending nearby Cumberland High School before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1971.[2][3]
He would place fifth at the 1971 NAIA Men's Wrestling Championships as a collegiate wrestler, before jumping levels the following year to make the 1972 USA freestyle wrestling team, where he earned a silver medal in the 82 kg weight class.[4] At the following 1976 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal at 82 kg.[5] Peterson's younger brother, Ben Peterson, also competed in both the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics as a freestyle wrestler, winning a gold medal in 1972 and silver medal in 1976.
In 1986, Peterson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Peterson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Bill Stokes "Comstock Salutes Its Heroes" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 14, 1972.
- ^ "1978 Inductees. UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin – Stout.
- ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ John Peterson. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
External links
- John Peterson at the International Wrestling Database
- John Peterson at Olympedia
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- 1908: Stanley Bacon (GBR)
- 1920: Eino Leino (FIN)
- 1924: Fritz Hagmann (SUI)
- 1928: Ernst Kyburz (SUI)
- 1932: Ivar Johansson (SWE)
- 1936: Émile Poilvé (FRA)
- 1948: Glen Brand (USA)
- 1952: David Tsimakuridze (URS)
- 1956: Nikola Stanchev (BUL)
- 1960: Hasan Güngör (TUR)
- 1964: Prodan Gardzhev (BUL)
- 1968: Boris Gurevich (URS)
- 1972: Levan Tediashvili (URS)
- 1976: John Peterson (USA)
- 1980: Ismail Abilov (BUL)
- 1984: Mark Schultz (USA)
- 1988: Han Myung-woo (KOR)
- 1992: Kevin Jackson (USA)
- 1996: Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS)
- 2000: Adam Saitiev (RUS)
- 2004: Cael Sanderson (USA)
- 2008: Revaz Mindorashvili (GEO)
- 2012: Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
- 2016: Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS)
- 2020: David Taylor (USA)
- 2024: Magomed Ramazanov (BUL)
- 1908: 73 kg
- 1920: 75 kg
- 1924–1960: 79 kg
- 1964–1968: 87 kg
- 1972–1996: 82 kg
- 2000: 85 kg
- 2004–2012: 84 kg
- 2016–present: 86 kg