(1986-03-24) March 24, 1986 (age 38) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight
96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
College team
Iowa State Cyclones
Club
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached by
Cael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
96 kg
World Championships
2011 Istanbul
96 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara
96 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2016 Krasnoyarsk
97 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa State Cyclones
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2009 St. Louis
197 lb
2010 Omaha
197 lb
2007 Auburn Hills
184 lb
2008 St. Louis
184 lb
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]
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. His performance in 2005 earned him the Junior Schalles Award for top high school pinner.[4]
Varner served as an assistant wrestling coach at Penn State from 2016 to 2021.[5] In November 2021, Varner was promoted to head the Penn State Olympic Regional Training Center (RTC), also known as the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club.[6]
In 2022, Varner was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[7]
^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 February 7, 2013.
^"Jacob Stephen Varner". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012.
^"American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
^"Junior Schalles Award". WIN Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^"Jake Varner - Wrestling Coach". gopsusports.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^"Jake Varner promoted to head coach of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club". November 12, 2021.
^"Jake Varner". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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