November 2, 1960 (1960-11-02) (age 63) Haledon, New Jersey, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight
130 kg (287 lb)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles
+100 kg
1992 Barcelona
130 kg
1988 Seoul
130 kg
1996 Atlanta
130 kg
World Championships
1986 Budapest
130 kg
1993 Toronto
130 kg
1995 Atlanta
130 kg
1989 Martigny
130 kg
1990 Tokyo
130 kg
1994 Istanbul
130 kg
1983 Kiev
+100 kg
1985 Budapest
130 kg
1987 Clermont-Ferrand
130 kg
Goodwill Games
1986 Moscow
+100 kg
Summer Universiade
1981 Bucharest
+100 kg
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis
130 kg
1991 Havana
130 kg
1995 Mar de Plata
130 kg
1983 Caracas
130 kg
Pan American Championships
1987 Indianapolis
130 kg
1988 Mexico City
130 kg
1989 Colorado Springs
130 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana State Sycamores
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
1982 Ames
Heavyweight
1981 Princeton
Heavyweight
1980 Corvallis
Heavyweight
Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is an American former freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pennsylvania and current President of USA Wrestling.
Baumgartner is among the best American wrestlers of all time; his five World/Olympic titles place him behind only Jordan Burroughs, John Smith, and Adeline Gray.[1] Between 1983 and 1996, Baumgartner won 13 World or Olympic medals, the most World and Olympic medals among American wrestlers.[2]
^"Jordan Burroughs is named a 2017 Comeback Wrestler of the Year by United World Wrestling". Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
^"Bruce Baumgartner Elected President Of USA Wrestling - FloWrestling". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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