Robert Molle
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
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| Men's wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | +100 kg |
Robert “Bob” Molle (born September 23, 1962 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian author, speaker and former amateur and professional athlete. He is the only person to have won both an Olympic medal and a Grey Cup Championship.
Football and Wrestling
After finishing high school in his hometown of Saskatoon, Molle headed west to Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. At 6’4” and 275 lb., he joined both the wrestling team and the football team at SFU, and quickly became a standout in both sports.
Molle won a silver medal for Canada as a Super Heavyweight wrestler at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. American wrestler Bruce Baumgartner defeated Molle to win the Gold medal. On November 27, 1988, he hoisted a Grey Cup as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offensive line. He won another Grey Cup in 1990 and eventually became a captain of the Blue Bombers.
External links
- Athlete Biography at Canadian Olympic Committee