| Isaac (Ike) Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 22, 1957 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Lower Richland (SC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State championships | 1 (South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Appalachian State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic team | United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac (Ike) Anderson (born December 22, 1957) is a former United States Olympic athlete who competed in Greco-Roman wrestling and was a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for USA Wrestling.[1][2]
Anderson was 6th at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in Greco-Roman wrestling at 62 kg.[3] He won three U.S. National titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, was a national runner-up four times, and took silver at 62 kg at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also placed at the Wrestling World Cup and the Pan American Wrestling Championships.[3][4]
Anderson attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a SoCon champion and qualified for the NCAA wrestling championships. He earned degrees in recreation and physical education.[3] Anderson also wrestled for Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[5] In 1990, he was inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.[6]
