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Ike Anderson
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Isaac "Ike" Anderson (born December 22, 1957) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics at 62 kg. He was also a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for USA Wrestling.[1][2] In 2024, he was honored with the Lifetime Service to Wresting Award for the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[3]
Key Information
High school
[edit]Anderson attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. As a high school wrestler, he was a South Carolina state champion in 1975.
College
[edit]He attend Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a Southern Conference wrestling champion and qualified for the NCAA wrestling championships. He earned degrees in recreation and physical education.[4] Anderson also wrestled for Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[5] In 1990, he was inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]
Senior level
[edit]Anderson represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a Greco-Roman wrestler at 62 kg, where he finished 6th.[4] He won three U.S. National titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, was a national runner-up four times, and took silver at 62 kg at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also earned medals at the Wrestling World Cup and the Pan American Wrestling Championships.[4][7]
References
[edit]- ^ He also coaches folk style for castle view high school colorado SC Wrestling Weekly Stories and Photos - Tuesday - October 18, 2005
- ^ Ike Anderson Bio. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Isaac Anderson (Ike). nwhof.org. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c "TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ Anderson Is An Olympic Hopeful - Sun Sentinel
- ^ App State Athletics Hall of Fame. appstatesports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Issac. Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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