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Federation of
Associated Wrestling Styles
Avenue Juste-Olivier 17
1006 Lausanne Switzerland
TEL (4121) 312 84 26
FAX (4121) 323 60 73
fila@fila-wrestling.com
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W. Hall of Fame
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TEL 405-377-5243
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Born: |
Aug.
9, 1965 |
| Nationality: |
American |
While
competing internationally, he recorded six straight
World Championships, which included his two Olympic
medals. Smith won gold medals at the 1988 and
1992 Olympic Games at 136.5 pounds (61.9kg), and
won four World Championship gold medals in 1987
and 1989-91 |
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| AWARDS |
| Olympic
Medals |
Gold:
2 (88,
92) |
| World
Championships |
4-time
World Champion (1987,
1989-91), 2-time
World Silver Medalist (89, 90) , 4-time
World Bronze Medalist (83,
85, 87, 94) |
| Pan
American Games |
2-time
Pan American Games champion (1987,
1991) |
| World
Cup |
World
Cup Champion (91) |
| Goodwill
Games |
2-time
Goodwill Games champion (1986,
1990) |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
His
six straight international titles are unparalleled
in U.S. wrestling history. Smith has won all of the
major events in wrestling, including the Olympics,
the World Cup, the Goodwill Games and the Pan American
Games.
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Two Olympic gold medals. He was the first American
to do so in 80 years, and both of his golds came
against the world's best.
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Four World titles.
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Six
consecutive world-class championships.
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Two
gold medals in the Pan American Games, in two attempts.
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Two
gold medals in the Goodwill Games, in two attempts.
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Five
national Freestyle championships, in five attempts.
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Two
NCAA crowns and 90 consecutive collegiate victories.
He became the first wrestler to be voted the James
E. Sullivan Award as America's outstanding athlete,
the first American to be chosen Master of Technique
and Wrestler of the Year by the International Wrestling
Federation (FILA), and the first wrestler ever nominated
for the World Trophy, which he received in 1992.
Smith's international record was 100-5, and his domestic
freestyle record was 77-3. Combined with his collegiate
totals of 154-7-2 and his high school marks of 105-5,
he competed 458 times for his school, club, or country
and won 436 times, for a success rate above 95 per
cent.
Smith retired from competition after the Olympics
in Barcelona.
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