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Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is an American wrestler. Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling. Varner wrestled collegiately for the Iowa State University Cyclones. He was a four-time NCAA Division I finalist and two-time NCAA Division I champion (junior ...
Jake was named Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year twice and was inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. A two-time champion at the Reno Tournament of Champions, he was the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2004 Brute Nationals.
Jacob Varner Wins Freestyle 96 kg Olympic Wrestling Gold - London 2012 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe The USA's Jacob Stephen Varner defeats Ukraine's Valerii...
Nov 12, 2023 · NCAA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Jake Varner is in his third season as an assistant coach at Penn State. Varner has continued training with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club as well.
Oct 27, 2021 · Jake Varner's incredible Cyclone career ended with the native of Bakersfield, Calif. as a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Champion, bringing home national titles in 2009 and 2010. He racked up a 121-10 record during his collegiate career – the fifth-best winning percentage (92.4%) in ISU history.
Two-time NCAA champion (2009-10) 2009 World Championships, 9th. Four-time NCAA All-American (2007-10) Fun Facts: Hobbies include fishing, camping, watching movies and playing video games. Learn more: USA Wrestling.
Dec 31, 2013 · Height: 185 cm. Weight Class: 96kg. From Sanderson to Varner, A Gift of Olympic Gold. Jake Varner had just beat Ukraine's Valeri Andriitsev to win Olympic gold and to celebrate he did like most champions and jumped into the arms of his waiting coach.
