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Dan Gable

Dan Gable
Gable in April 2014
Personal information
Full nameDanny Mack Gable
Born (1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 76)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamIowa State
TeamUSA
Coached byHarold Nichols
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Sofia 68 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 68 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa State Cyclones
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 State College 130 lb
Gold medal – first place 1969 Provo 137 lb
Silver medal – second place 1970 Evanston 142 lb

Danny Mack Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Gable is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a world gold medalist, and an Olympic gold medalist. Gable was only the third wrestler to be inducted into the United World Wrestling's Hall of Fame in the Legend category.[1][2] In 2014, Gable was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame[3] and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "Bio : Dan Gable – 15 National Championships. Olympic Champion. World Champion". dangable.com.
  2. ^ "Dan Gable – United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org.
  3. ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 11, 2014). "2014 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Trump honors legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House". AP NEWS. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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