Daniel Oliver "Dan" Brand (August 4, 1935 – February 10, 2015) was an American wrestler. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was an All-America selection in 1958. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2011. Brand won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling (middleweight class) at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, which were held in Tokyo. On the way to his medal, he defeated Theuni Van Wyk of the Netherlands, Tasuo Sasaki of

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, and

Faiz Muhammad Faiz Muhammad (23 September 1937– 2014 ) was a Pakistani freestyle wrestler. He was from 5 AK regt (HAIDER DIL BN).Pakistan. He lost his final match to Hasan Güngör of Turkey, who won the silver medal. Before the 1964 Olympics, Brand had won four straight titles in freestyle wrestling at the Amateur Athletic Union National Championships, along with three straight titles in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

. Brand also participated in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

at Rome, but placed fifth in his class and did not earn a medal.The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee
Retrieved 11 December 2007. He died on February 10, 2015, at the age of 79.Daniel Brand's obituary
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* 1935 births 2015 deaths Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Bellevue, Nebraska People from Sarpy County, Nebraska 20th-century American sportspeople {{US-wrestling-bio-stub