Jake Varner
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Full name | Jacob Stephen Varner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bakersfield, California | March 24, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | State College, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Iowa State Cyclones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nittany Lion WC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Cael Sanderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on August 13, 2012. |
Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is a male wrestler from United States. He won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
Varner is four-time NCAA Division One finalist, two-time NCAA Division One champion (junior and senior) and two-time California State wrestling champion for Bakersfield High School, where his uncle Andy is the head coach, and his father, Steve, is an assistant.
References
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- ↑ "Jake Varner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "Jacob Stephen Varner Profile London Olympics 2012". August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
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