Noel Loban

Noel O Loban (born 29 April 1957) is a former British freestyle wrestler who won bronze at the 1984 Olympics.

Noel Loban
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1957-04-28) 28 April 1957
Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Sport
ClubRedbridge AWC
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  Great Britain
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 90 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 100 kg

Wrestling career

Noel won the 1980 NCAA National Championship in the 190lb weight division for Clemson University, beating Dan Severn of Arizona State. It was the first sports national championship in Clemson school history. Loban competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the light-heavyweight category and also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics .[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the 90 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] Eight years later he won a bronze medal in the 100 kg heavyweight division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Coaching career

Since 2008, Loban has been the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the N.C. State University wrestling program.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noel Loban". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Noel Loban - Director of Student Athlete Development - Wrestling Coaches".


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