Donald Rem “Don” Behm ( born Donald Ray “Don” Behm ; Vancouver (Washington) , USA ) - American freestyle wrestler, silver medalist of the Olympic Games, two-time silver medalist of the world championships, winner of the Pan American Games [1] .
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| Full name | Donald Rem Boehm |
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| Club | Mayor Daley Youth Foundation |
| Date of Birth | February 13, 1945 ( 74) |
| Place of Birth | Vancouver , Washington , USA |
| Growth | 163 cm |
| Weight | 57 kg |
Biography
Don Boehm was born in Washington, but grew up in the village of Winnetka , Illinois . In childhood I wanted to do gymnastics, but he did not succeed. In the ninth grade of the school, he came to the wrestling hall, where his brother was engaged, and began to study. Already at school he won state competitions. After school, he applied to the University of Oklahoma, where traditionally the strongest team of wrestlers was, but he was refused scholarships, as it later turned out to be a mistake, and Don Behm entered the University of Michigan . In his first year in 1963, he tried himself in the selection for the 1964 Olympic Games, but he failed. [2] . In 1965, he was third at the US Championship among students (according to the NCAA ), in 1967 second. In 1968, at the regular season of the USA (according to AAU) was only the fourth.
Having passed the qualifying competitions, he got into the Olympic team for the games of 1968, where he competed in the free-style wrestling competitions in the bantamweight, and managed to win a silver medal.
See tournament table .
In 1969 he became the vice world champion in bantamweight, and in 1970 he was only fifth. But in 1970 he managed to win the prestigious international tournament in Tbilisi . In 1971, he became the winner of the Pan American Games, and again won the title of vice world champion. In 1972, he was a substitute in the US Olympic team, losing to Richard Sanders . In 1973, he was the silver medalist in the World Cup, and remained fourth in the World Championships. In 1973 he became the champion of the USA, in 1974 he repeated the success. In 1975 and 1976, he was fifth in the US Championship, in 1977 he became a bronze medalist and left his career.
At the end of his career in big sport, he became a wrestling coach. From 1977 to 1983, he was a member of the coaching staff of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU, an organization under the auspices of which almost all national championships in various sports, including wrestling) were held in the USA for a long time, and then trained at a high school in Vostochny Lansing . In 2012, she retired due to a heart attack.
In 1993 he became the world champion among veterans.
Introduced into several Halls of Fame, including the National Fight Hall of Fame (2004).
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Links
- Donald Boehm - Olympic Statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Donald Boehm - profile on International Wrestling Database