January 2003 Trivia Answers
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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
02/11/2003
1. Name the Olympic champion who was the college coach for 2000 Olympian Jim Gruenwald. A: 1972 Olympic Champion Ben Peterson was Jim Gruenwald's college coach at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Wisconsin. 2. What was Brandon Slay's seeding at the 2000 U.S. National Championships (the same year he won an Olympic gold medal)? A: Brandon Slay was seeded No. 7 at 167.5 pounds at the 2000 U.S. Nationals. 3. Name the three U.S. wrestlers who won gold medals at the 1991 Freestyle World Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. A: Zeke Jones (114.5 pounds), John Smith (136.5 pounds), Kevin Jackson (180.5 pounds). 4. Name the two U.S. women wrestlers who have won a gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal at the Women's World Championships. A: Sandra Bacher and Kristie Marano. 5. Who are the only U.S. twin brothers to win World gold medals in the same year? A: Terry and Tom Brands, who were World Champions in 1993. Terry won the 125.5-pound title and Tom won the 136.5-pound title. 6. Where was the first NCAA Wrestling Championships held? Give yourself a bonus if you know what year? A: The first NCAA Wrestling Championships was held in Ames, Iowa in 1928. 7. Who is the only wrestler who is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame? A: Dan Gable, the 1972 Olympic champion, who was inducted in 1985. 8. Who was the head coach of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team, which included gold medalists Dan Gable, Wayne Wells and Ben Peterson? A: Bill Farrell. 9. What three wrestlers have won the James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the best amateur athlete in the United States each year? A: John Smith, in 1990, Bruce Baumgartner, in 1995, and Rulon Gardner in 2000. 10. What two World Champion wrestlers were members of a youth wrestling club in Ann Arbor, Mich. that was coached by 1980 Olympian Mark Johnson? A: Zeke Jones and Tricia Saunders. Zeke Jones was a World Champion in freestyle wrestling in 1991 at 114.5 pounds. Tricia Saunders has won four Women's World gold medals (1992, 1996, 1999, 2000). They often wrestled against each other. Tricia's maiden name in McNaughton. 11. Who won the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling? A: Steve Fraser, who claimed the 90 kg/198 lbs. gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. 12. What year did Penn State won the NCAA Div. I team title? (Give yourself a bonus if you know who coached the team, and where the event was held.) A: Penn State won the 1953 NCAA Championships team title. The coach was Charlie Speidel and the site was on their home campus, Penn State. 13. Who defeated Dan Gable in Gable's final college wrestling match? A: Larry Owings of the Univ. of Washington, who shocked Gable in the 1970 NCAA finals at 142 pounds, by a 13-11 margin. The tournament was held at Northwestern Univ. in Evanston, Ill. 14. How old was Chris Campbell when he won the bronze medal at 198 pounds at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain? A: Campbell was 37 years old. 15. Who did Cael Sanderson of Iowa State defeat in the 2002 NCAA Div. I Championships finals, his final college match? This allowed Sanderson to complete his career 159-0. A; Jon Trenge of Lehigh. The fans with the most correct answers in January were David and Mary Beth Byrne, who had an amazing 13 of the 15 questions correct. Congrats David and Mary Beth... Let's see who is February's winner.