Jake Varner
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Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is an American wrestler. Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1][2][3]
Varner wrestled collegiately for the Iowa State University Cyclones. He was a four-time NCAA Division I finalist and two-time NCAA Division I champion (junior and senior). In high school, he was also a two-time California wrestling state champion for Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California,[4][5] where was coached by his cousin Andy, who served as head coach, and his father Steve, who served as an assistant. His performance in 2005 earned him the Junior Schalles Award for top high school pinner.[6]
Varner served as an assistant wrestling coach at Penn State from 2016 to 2021.[7] In November 2021, Varner was promoted to head the Penn State Olympic Regional Training Center (RTC), also known as the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club.[8]
In 2022, Varner was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[9]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jacob Stephen Varner at United World Wrestling
- Jake Varner at the International Wrestling DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Varner at Olympics.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Varner at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Varner at Team USA (archive May 4, 2023)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Varner at USA Wrestling at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2011)
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- 1986 births
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American male sport wrestlers
- Bakersfield High School alumni
- Iowa State Cyclones wrestlers
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Real American Freestyle male wrestlers
- Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- American wrestling Olympic medalist stubs