Jake Varner
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 Jake Varner in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacob Stephen Varner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 24, 1986 Bakersfield, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | State College, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nittany Lion WC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Cael Sanderson | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on August 13, 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||
Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is a male wrestler from United States. He won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
Varner is four-time NCAA Division One finalist, two-time NCAA Division One champion (junior and senior) and two-time California State wrestling champion for Bakersfield High School, where his father was the head coach.
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- ↑ Jake Varner. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Jacob Stephen Varner Profile London Olympics 2012". August 13, 2012.
- ↑ "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
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