J Paul Robinson (born June 7, 1946 in

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), known as J Robinson, is an American former

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who competed in the

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, where he competed as a middleweight

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."Jay Robinson,"
SR/Olympic Sports, SportsReference.com. Wrestling in the 82 kilogram weight class, Robinson finished 4th at the

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, held in

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, Alberta, Canada. He finished 5th at the

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. In 2005, Robinson was inducted into the

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as a Distinguished Member.Coach J Robinson
''National Wrestling Hall of Fame''. Retrieved September 19, 2022. Robinson would serve as the head wrestling coach at the

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for 30 years until his termination on 7 September 2016, following an investigation into a prescription drug scandal that involved the Golden Gophers wrestling program. During his tenure from 1986 to 2016, Minnesota won three national titles (2001, 2002, 2007), six Big Ten titles (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007), and had 14 individual national champions. Robinson served as a

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and is a

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