Andre Metzger
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1960 Texas, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andre Metzger (born 1960) is an American retired amateur wrestler who competed at 62 and 68 kilograms, where he racked up numerous medals from the World Championships and the World Cup, as well as championships from the Pan American Games. In college, Metzger was a two-time NCAA Division I National champion and a four-time All-American out of the University of Oklahoma.[1]
Career[]
Having started wrestling as a high school freshman, Metzger was a state champion out of Cedar Springs High School and was successful in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman.[2] From 1979 to 1982, he became a two-time NCAA Division I National champion and a four-time All-American while at the University of Oklahoma, and in 1980, Metzger almost made the US Olympic Team before injuring his ankle and forfeiting the finale against fellow NCAA champion Steve Barrett, where he was leading. During his freestyle career, Metzger racked up numerous medals from the World Championships and the World Cup, as well as championships from the Pan American Games.[1] He made a return in 2012 as a Greco-Roman wrestler, falling one match short from placing at the US Olympic Team Trials despite being 54 years of age.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Andre Metzger". nwhof.org. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ a b "Andre Metzger distinguished member biography". teamusa.org. June 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.
- Living people
- 1960 births
- People from Texas
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games