Kevin Andre “Lightning” Jackson pan-American champion, two-time champion of the Pan American Games, three-time champion of the USA (1991, 1993, 1995) [2] [3] .
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| Full name | Kevin Andre Jackson |
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| Club | Team excel |
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| Growth | 175 cm |
| Weight | up to 82 kg |
Biography
He began to engage in wrestling in 1978 in Lansing . In 1982, he won the Greco-Roman wrestling competition for the first time in Michigan , and then confirmed his title.
He entered the University of Louisiana , during training, three times won the title of national champion according to All-American . In his final year, the wrestler moved to the University of Iowa and, as part of his team, in 1987 won the second place according to the NCAA
In 1990 he became the champion of the Pan American Championship. The following year, he confirmed his title of Pan American champion by winning the Pan American Games, and also became the world champion.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he fought in the category of up to 82 kilograms ( average weight ). The tournament participants, numbering 30 people in the category, were divided into two groups. Points were awarded for winning fights, from 4 points for a clear victory and 0 points for a clear defeat. In each group, five wrestlers with the highest scores were determined (the fight was held according to the system with elimination after two defeats ), they played the first to tenth places among themselves. The winners of the groups met in the battle for the first or second places, who took second place - for the third and fourth places and so on. Kevin Jackson reached the finals, where he won with a score of 1-0 Elmadi Zhabrailova . The latter claims to have been defeated as a result of biased refereeing [4]
| A circle | Rival | A country | Result | Base | Scrum time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Sebahattin Oztürk | Victory | 1-0 (3 points) | ||
| 2 | Robert Kostetsky | Victory | 4-3 (3 points) | ||
| 3 | David Hol | Victory | 3-2 (3 points) | ||
| four | Francisco Iglesias | Victory | 8-0 (3 points) | ||
| five | Rasul Hadem Azgadhi | Victory | 3-1 (3 points) | ||
| The final | Elmadi Zhabrailov | Victory | 1-0 (3 points) | 6:54 |
In 1993, he won the World Cup, and at the World Championships he remained only fourth. In 1994, he was a bronze medalist at the World Cup and only 11th at the World Cup. In 1995, he regained the World Cup, won the Pan American Games and for the second time became the world champion, again defeating Elmadi Zhabrailov.
In 1995, he won the John Smith Prize, awarded to the best freestyle wrestler of the year in the United States. [five]
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he did not play due to injury.
In 1997, he once again won the World Cup, in 1998 he won the Tahti Cup in Tehran and ended his career in wrestling. Since 1997, he competed in mixed martial arts competitions, in 1997 he was the winner of the 14th Ultimate Fighting Championship . In total, during the performances (1997-1998) he participated in six fights, won four in four, and lost in two.
From 1998 to 2001 he was the head coach of the United States Army wrestling. From 2001 to 2008 he was a coach of the US national freestyle wrestling team. Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the University of Iowa Wrestling.
Member of the International Fight Hall of Fame, member of the National Fight Hall of Fame. Member of the National Fight Hall of Fame. [6]
Lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and three children.
Notes
- ↑ Test result of the wrestling tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games .
- ↑ Kevin Jackson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ↑ International Wrestling Database (unreachable link) . Date of treatment January 28, 2014. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Elmadi Zhabrailov - Books - Library of International Sports Information
- ↑ David Taylor Wins John Smith Prize
- ↑ Kevin JACKSON (USA) Archived February 2, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
Links
- Kevin Jackson - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com
- Kevin Jackson - profile on International Wrestling Database