| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 57 kg |
Kendall Duane Cross (born February 24, 1968 in Hardin, Montana) is an American Olympic gold medalist in wrestling. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he wrestled in the 57 kilogram (125.5 pounds) weight class. He defeated Guivi Sissaouri of Canada 5-3 in the final match.[1] Cross also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he placed sixth.
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In high school, he wrestled for Mustang High School in Oklahoma where he won a state title. He wrestled for Oklahoma State University where he was a three time All-American and won the NCAA Championship in 1989.[2] Kendall graduated from OSU with a major in political science and economics.[3]
He also worked for Merrill Lynch.
After college he served as an assistant coach at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC while training for the Olympics. He also served as a coach for the Sunkist Kids and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Clubs. Kendall went on to become an assistant coach at Harvard University and worked at Merrill Lynch in Boston. While in Boston, he founded the Kendall Cross Gold Medal Wrestling Club, which developed young athletes, and gave the region access to his world class abilities.
Kendall has two children: Kennedy Rand and London Grace Cross. He is currently working with the SCS Eagles wrestling team, Fort Worth, TX.