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'''John Peterson''' (born October 22, 1948) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling and member of the Augsburg coaching staff. Peterson is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/bio.php?id=70 |title=John Peterson |date=2009 |work=Distinguished Member Bios |publisher= National Wrestling Hall of Fame |accessdate=November 2, 2009 }}</ref> | '''John Peterson''' (born October 22, 1948) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling and member of the Augsburg coaching staff. Peterson is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame.<ref name="JP_HOF">{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/bio.php?id=70 |title=John Peterson |date=2009 |work=Distinguished Member Bios |publisher= National Wrestling Hall of Fame |accessdate=November 2, 2009 }}</ref> | ||
== College career == | == College career == | ||
Peterson wrested for the University of Wisconsin-Stout, finishing fifth at 177 pounds at the NAIA nationals in 1971.<ref name="JP_HOF"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.augsburg.edu/staff.aspx?staff=45 |title=John Peterson |date=2009 |work=Staff Directory |publisher=Augsburg College Athletics |accessdate=November 2, 2009 }}</ref> | |||
== Olympic career == | == Olympic career == | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 2 November 2009
John Peterson (born October 22, 1948) is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling and member of the Augsburg coaching staff. Peterson is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame.[1]
College career
Peterson wrested for the University of Wisconsin-Stout, finishing fifth at 177 pounds at the NAIA nationals in 1971.[1][2]
Olympic career
Peterson competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany where he received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling, the middleweight class.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[4]
Peterson's brother, Ben Peterson, also competed in both the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, also winning gold (1972) and silver (1976) medals in Freestyle wrestling.[5]
References
- ^ a b "John Peterson". Distinguished Member Bios. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2009. http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/bio.php?id=70. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ "John Peterson". Staff Directory. Augsburg College Athletics. 2009. http://athletics.augsburg.edu/staff.aspx?staff=45. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ "1972 Summer Olympics, München, Germany, Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=WRE. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ "1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal, Canada, Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=WRE. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ "Benjamin Peterson". databaseOlympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETERBEN01. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
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