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When and where did you begin this sport?
Aged four.
Why this sport?
He began wrestling with his brothers and became interested in the Greco-Roman style because he could never beat his older brother Daniel at freestyle wrestling.
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
It is his custom to sprint from the locker room to the mat and encourage the crowd. (CNN SI 05/11/99)
Awards and honours
He became just the second USA Greco-Roman wrestler to ever win a World Championship title when he took gold in 1995. ( Washington Post 21/10/02)
Voted 'Outstanding Greco-Roman Wrestler' at the 1993 and 1995 US Nationals and was named USA Wrestling's 'Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year' in 1994,1995 and 1996. (USA Wrestling 23/06/04)
Named the 1995 Amateur Wrestling News 'Man of the Year' and Wrestling USA Magazine's 'Man of the Year' in 1996. (USA Wrestling 23/06/04)
Ambitions
"I haven't accomplished my goal yet and that's to win a gold medal." (CNN SI 05/11/99)
Other Information
PEER GROUP PRESSURE
He speaks to high school students about peer pressure and drinking after one of his brothers was killed in an automobile accident. (USA Wrestling 23/06/04)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin [Stevens Point]. (dennishallwrestling.4t.com 23/06/04)