Chris Campbell (wrestler)

Christopher Lundy Campbell (born September 9, 1954) is an American wrestler. He was a bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He won a gold medal at the 1981 World Wrestling Championships,[1] and a Silver medal at the 1990 World Wrestling Championships. He is the oldest United States wrestler to medal at the Olympic Games. When he won his Olympic medal he was a month away from his 38th birthday.

Chris Campbell
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Lundy Campbell
BornSeptember 9, 1954 (1954-09-09) (age 69)
Westfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Skopje 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tokyo 90 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 Princeton177 lb
Gold medal – first place1976 Tucson177 lb
Gold medal – first place1977 Norman177 lb

While wrestling for the University of Iowa, Campbell was a three-time All-American and a two-time NCAA champion, winning titles in 1976 & ’77. His career record of 122-6-3 ranks sixth on Iowa’s all-time career winning percentage list.

Campbell is a vegetarian.[2] He is a native of Westfield, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Westfield High School,[3] University of Iowa, and Cornell Law School.[4]

According to The Seattle Times, "He practices Zen and dabbles in poetry. He's a vegetarian who likes nothing better than tofu stroganoff. He leg-presses 700 pounds, meditates, and quotes everything from The Sermon On the Mount to The Teachings of Buddha".[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Campbell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. Lisa Dorfman. (1999). The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide. Wiley. p. 27. ISBN 978-0471348085
  3. "Olympics Gives Campbell New Youthful Outlook" (PDF). The Westfield Leader. August 20, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved January 19, 2016 – via Westfield Memorial Library website.
  4. Thomsen, Ian (July 30, 1992). "Boardroom Lawyer Tries His Toughest Case - on the Mat". The New York Times.
  5. "At 37, Wrestler Tries For Pin-Nacle -- Chris Campbell Has A Score To Settle". The Seattle Times. July 15, 1992.


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