John_Peterson_(wrestler)

John Peterson (wrestler)

John Peterson (wrestler)

American wrestler

John Allan Peterson (born October 22, 1948) is an American former wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.[1]

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Wrestling career

Peterson grew up in Comstock, Wisconsin, attending nearby Cumberland High School before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1971.[2][3] He would place fifth at the 1971 NAIA Men's Wrestling Championship as a collegiate wrestler, before jumping levels the following year to make the 1972 USA freestyle wrestling team, where he earned a silver medal in the 82 kg weight class.[4] At the following 1976 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal at 82 kg.[5] Peterson's brother, Ben Peterson, also competed in both the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1972 and silver medal in 1976 as a freestyle wrestler.

In 1986, Peterson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[6]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Peterson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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    Bill Stokes "Comstock Salutes Its Heroes" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 14, 1972.
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    "1978 Inductees. UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin – Stout.
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    "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
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    "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Wrestling". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
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    John Peterson. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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