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| Born | July 22, 1941 Moline, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Mayor Daley Youth Foundation | ||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Combs (born July 22, 1941) is an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 78 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Combs wrestled collegiately at Iowa, where he was a Big Ten champion and NCAA runner-up. He helped play a major role in growing USA Wrestling and was later a successful high school coach in Deerfield, Illinois. In 1985, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Combs Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Steve Combs. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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