Dennis Marwin Koslowski (born August 16, 1959) is an American amateur wrestler and

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. He was born in

Watertown, South Dakota Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center which houses many of the original art works produced by Terry Redlin, one of America's most popular wildlife ...

. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1988, and won a silver medal in 1992. In 2009, he was inducted into the

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as a Distinguished Member. Koslowski is a graduate of the

University of Minnesota Morris The University of Minnesota Morris (UMN Morris) is a public liberal arts college in Morris, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and was founded in 1960 as a public, co-educational, residential liberal arts college offering ...

, where he was a stand-out wrestler along with twin brother Duane. He was a two time

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national champion, two-time Northern Intercollegiate Conference champion and a three-time NCAA III All-American; he also played football as an offensive linesman. He is a member of the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame. Koslowski briefly competed as a professional wrestler for Japanese

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promotion

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. On December 20, 1992, he fought UWFi's top star

Nobuhiko Takada Nobuhiko Takada ( ja, 高田伸彦, ring name: ) (born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, retired professional wrestler, actor, and writer. He competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UW ...

in a losing effort at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. He wrestled a further eight time, with his final match coming almost a year later on December 5, 1993, where he lost to

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. Since retiring from sports, Koslowski works as a chiropractor for his own practice.

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1959 births Living people Sportspeople from South Dakota Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in wrestling Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Watertown, South Dakota Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Wrestlers at the 1983 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games World Wrestling Championships medalists American male professional wrestlers University of Minnesota Morris alumni 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-wrestling-bio-stub