Jake Varner

Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is an American wrestler. Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling.[1][2][3]

Jake Varner
Jake Varner in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJacob Stephen Varner
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-03-24) March 24, 1986
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
College teamIowa State Cyclones
ClubNittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached byCael Sanderson
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 96 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 96 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara96 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2016 Krasnoyarsk 97 kg
Updated on August 13, 2012.

Varner wrestled collegiately for the Iowa State University Cyclones. He was a four-time NCAA Division I finalist and two-time NCAA Division I champion (junior and senior). In high school, he was also a two-time California wrestling state champion for Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California, where was coached by his uncle Andy, who served as head coach, and his father Steve, who served as an assistant. Varner has been an assistant wrestling coach at Penn State since 2016.[4]

In 2022, Varner was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[5]

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Varner.
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jake Varner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07.
  2. "Jacob Stephen Varner Profile London Olympics 2012". August 13, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012.
  3. "American Jacob Varner takes 96kg freestyle wrestling gold". BBC. August 13, 2012.
  4. "Jake Varner - Wrestling Coach".
  5. Jake Varner. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.


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