Bruce Baumgartner

Bruce Baumgartner
Baumgartner in 2022
Personal information
Full nameBruce Robert Baumgartner
BornNovember 2, 1960 (1960-11-02) (age 64)
Haledon, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamIndiana State
ClubNew York Athletic Club
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 130 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Budapest 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1993 Toronto 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Martigny 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tokyo 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1994 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Kiev +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Budapest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 130 kg
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow +100 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1981 Bucharest +100 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar de Plata 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 130 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1988 Mexico City 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Colorado Springs 130 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana State Sycamores
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Ames Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1981 Princeton Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 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]

  1. ^ "Jordan Burroughs is named a 2017 Comeback Wrestler of the Year by United World Wrestling". Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bruce Baumgartner Elected President Of USA Wrestling - FloWrestling". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved October 3, 2023.