In what sport did Dan Gable win all six of his matches at the 1972 Olympic Games?
Danny Mack "Dan" Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. He is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a world gold medalist, and an Olympic gold medalist. Gable was only the third wrestler to have ever been inducted into the United World Wrestling's Hall of Fame in the Legend category.
From 1971 to 1973, Gable competed internationally in freestyle wrestling. Highlights of his career include gold medals at the 1971 Tbilisi Tournament, the 1971 world championships, and the 1972 Olympic Games. At the 1972 Olympic Games in particular, Gable won all six of his matches without giving up a point.
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Florence McKenna Hiscock
The term 'matches' was a bit of a give away.
ninakamwene
Guessed by body type.
Janice Oliver Bobbitt
Looks like a wrestler!
Dennis Keitel
nursegeorgia, he went to Iowa State not UNI
grapevinehats
I went to high school with this guy and we was really good at wrestling.
larrywagner
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Mark Wheeless
The wording gave it up.
Thor Johnson
I know people who wrestled at Iowa with him as their coach.
hector tubens
Remembered how dominant he was in all his matches at the Munich Olympics.
Richard G Schwartz
Won all of his matches gave it away.