Isaac (Ike) Anderson is a former

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who competed in

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and was a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for

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. Anderson was 6th at the

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in Greco-Roman

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( 62 kg). Anderson 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 The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

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. Anderson attended

Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...

where he qualified for the NCAA Championships and earned degrees in recreation and physical education. Anderson also wrestled for

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. In 1990, he was inducted into Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.App State Athletics Hall of Fame
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Ike Living people Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the United States Appalachian State University alumni Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in wrestling 1957 births Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games