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词条 John Smith (wrestler)
释义

  1. Wrestling career

     College  International 

  2. Coaching career

  3. Awards and honors

     Other honors 

  4. Family

  5. See also

  6. Bibliography

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = John Smith
| image =
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| full_name = John William Smith
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 9, 1965}}
| birth_place = Del City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
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}}John William Smith (born August 9, 1965)[1] is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. He is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and a six-time world and Olympic champion. As of December 2017, he had won more world-level gold medals than any other American.[2]

Wrestling career

College

Smith attended Oklahoma State University, where he competed in folkstyle wrestling. At Oklahoma State University, he became an NCAA Division I national runner-up, and a two-time national champion. Smith's college career record was 154-7-2.

International

Beginning in his teenage years, Smith competed internationally in freestyle wrestling. Highlights of his career include four UWW world gold medals, and two Olympic gold medals. At the Senior level (ages 20 and up) his international freestyle wrestling record was 100-5.

Coaching career

Smith became the head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State University in 1991. During his tenure, Oklahoma State University won five NCAA Division I national team titles, with titles coming in 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. As of 2019, his overall dual meet record was 426-62-6.[3] He had also coached 32 NCAA Division I individual national champions, and coached his wrestlers to 125 top-eight finishes.[4]

Awards and honors

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1992
  • {{gold1}} Summer Olympics
1991
  • {{gold1}} World Wrestling Championships
  • {{gold1}} Pan American Games
  • {{gold1}} Pan American Championships
1990
  • {{gold1}} World Wrestling Championships
  • {{gold1}} Grand Masters of Olympic Wrestling
  • UWW Master of Technique award winner
  • Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan Award winner
1989
  • {{gold1}} World Wrestling Championships
1988
  • {{gold1}} Summer Olympics
  • {{gold1}} NCAA Division I
  • {{gold1}} Big Eight Conference
1987
  • {{gold1}} World Wrestling Championships
  • {{gold1}} Pan American Games
  • {{gold1}} Pan American Championships
  • {{gold1}} NCAA Division I
  • {{gold1}} Big Eight Conference
1986
  • {{gold1}} Goodwill Games
1985
  • {{silver2}} NCAA Division I
  • {{gold1}} Big Eight Conference
{{div col end}}

Other honors

  • Smith was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1997.
  • The high school Smith graduated from, Del City High School in Oklahoma, named its field house after him.
  • Smith has a wrestling move named after him, the John Smith single.

Family

Smith's older brother Lee Roy Smith and younger brother Pat Smith are NCAA Division I national champions. Smith's youngest brother, Mark, was also a successful NCAA Division I wrestler, having placed in the top five nationally three times. Smith's nephews Mark Perry and Chris Perry are also NCAA Division I national champions. His nephew J.T. Realmuto is an all-star Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]

See also

  • List of Oklahoma State University Olympians

Bibliography

  • Dellinger, Bob & Doris. 1994. The Cowboys Ride Again. Oklahoma Bylines Inc. {{ISBN|978-1-882336-04-3}}
  • Zavoral, Nolan. 1997. A Season on the Mat. Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-0-684-84787-0}}
  • Hammond, Jairus K. 2005. The History of Collegiate Wrestling. National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. {{ISBN|978-0-9765064-0-9}}
  • Moffat, James V. 2007. Wrestlers At The Trials. Exit Zero Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-9799051-0-0}}
  • Parrish, Kim D. 2007. Cowboy Up. Oklahoma Heritage Association. {{ISBN|978-1-885596-61-1}}

References

1. ^{{cite Sports-Reference}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2017/December/28/Burroughs-named-Comeback-Wrestler-of-Year-by-UWW|title=Jordan Burroughs is named a 2017 Comeback Wrestler of the Year by United World Wrestling|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://okstate.com/coaches.aspx?rc=160|title=John Smith|work=okstate.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://okstate.com/coaches.aspx?rc=160|title=John Smith|work=okstate.com}}
5. ^[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-marlins-jt-realmuto-first-base-20170322-story.html]

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050228022757/http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/champions/?names&coach=78 Wrestling Hall of Fame – Coach]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040823212454/http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/champions/?names&wrestler=1428 Wrestling Hall of Fame – Wrestler]
  • Collegiate Record – Wrestler
  • Collegiate Record – Coach
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714044819/http://www.matdaddy.com/search_result.php?search_id=smith&search_typ=search_videos&x=0&y=0 John Smith Videos-MatDaddy.com]
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