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John Peterson
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
Olympic career
Peterson competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany where he received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling, the middleweight class.[2] He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "John Peterson". Distinguished Member Bios. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2009. http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/bio.php?id=70. 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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