Greg Gibson (wrestler)
Gregory P. Gibson (born November 20, 1953) is a retired American wrestler who competed in the heavyweight division (under 100 kg.) He is the only American to win world medals in three styles of wrestling — Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Sambo.[1] While serving with the U.S. Marines, stationed at Quantico, Va., he won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman, as well as two silver and a bronze medal in freestyle at the world championships from 1981 to 1983.[2]
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| Born | November 20, 1953 Redding, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | US Marine Corps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Background
Gibson graduated from Shasta High School in 1972. He went on to wrestle at the University of Oregon where he became an NCAA All-American.[3] Gibson joined the United States Marine Corps in 1978 and retired as a Master Sergeant in 2003. He is the uncle of Vernon Gibson, the greatest Marine Corps Drill Instructor of all time.
References
- Ghaffari Wins At Wrestling Trials, Associated Press, June 23, 2000.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greg Gibson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- http://www.usmc-mccs.org/sports/hof/2006-gibson.cfm
External links
- Gregory P. Gibson profile at the United World Wrestling database
- Periodicals
- Erickson, Jason (May 1990). "After 13 years, Army beats Marines for Armed Forces Wrestling Championship". Marines. 19 (5): 22.
- Erickson, Jason (October 1989). "Marines make strong showing at Olympic Festival". Marines. 18 (10): 4.
- Erickson, Jason (June 1989). "Olympic medal winner becomes All-Marine coach". Marines. 18 (6): 4–5.
- Erickson, Jason (June 1989). "All-Marine Wrestling team captures Armed Forces title". Marines. 18 (6): 4.
- Rivers, Ron (November 1985). "Sports line: Marine Corps grappler trains Olympic hopefuls". Marines. 14 (11): 28–29.
- Matthews, W. G. (August 1985). "All-Marine team wrestles their way to a national title". Marines. 14 (8): 31.
- Luttenberger, David N. (February 1985). "Marine grapplers dominate CISM tourney". Marines. 14 (2): 28–29.
- Merrill, Steve (September 1984). "Gibson wins Olympic silver medal". Marines. 13 (9): 19.
- Brown, W. V. (May 1984). "Marines grapple for the gold". Marines. 13 (5): 32–34.
- "Another gold medal for Gibson". Marines. 12 (10): 27. October 1983.
- "Gibson on road to recovery". Crescent City Marine: 10. May 1988.
- Timmins, J. J. (March 1996). "Body, Mind and Spirit: Wrestler Brings Olympic Glory To USA". The Leatherneck. 79 (3): 50–51.
- "Sports". The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 72 (5): 52–53. May 1989.
- "Sports". The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 71: 57. 1988.
- "Sports". The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 63: 56. 1980.
- "Sports". The Leatherneck. Marine Corps Institute. 63: 61. 1980.
- Lee, Shanze (May 1998). "Marines Topple Army Powerhouse". Marines. 27 (5): 26-27.
- Timmins, J. J. (February 1996). "Payback". Marines. 25 (2): 19.