For the Australian footballer, see Dennis Hall (footballer). For the Trinidadian comedian and actor, see Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall.
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Dennis Hall" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis William Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 5, 1971 (1971-02-05) (age 53) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis William Hall (born February 5, 1971) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler. Hall was a 10-time US National Champion, a World Champion, and 3-time USA Olympian. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Hall attended Hartford Union High School and began his career by defeating a two-time senior state champion named Mark Riggs in the state finals as a freshman. Hall finished his prep career with a 146-1-1 prep record including 110 pins, earning three individual Wisconsin state titles. During his high school years he was also a three-time Junior National Greco Champion and World Team member. He was Wisconsin's first Dream Team All-American.
Hall attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison on a full scholarship for one year. He realized that in order for him to reach his full potential as an international Greco wrestler, he would need to train differently than he would for collegiate wrestling. He dropped out of school to train, travel and compete with the US Greco team. Hall was named USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 1995 as well as three time Greco-Roman athlete of the year in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Hall also competed at the amateur wrestling vs submission grappling event The Contenders on October 11, 1997, losing to Joao Roque by decision. He made his mixed martial arts debut on January 17, 1998 against Noboru Asahi, losing via armbar in the second round.
Now retired from competitive wrestling, Hall lives in Plover, Wisconsin.
In 2011, Hall was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
Notable achievements
- World Bronze Medalist 1994
- World Champion 1995
- Olympic Silver Medalist 1996
- 3X High School State Champion
- 3X Junior National US Champion
- Espoir National Champion
- 10X US Open National Champion
- 3X Pan Am Champion
Submission grappling record
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
| Loss |  João Roque |
Decision | The Contenders | 1997 | 1 | 10:00 |
Mixed martial arts record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 |  Noboru Asahi
|
Submission (Armbar) | Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 1 | January 17, 1998 | 2 | 4:18 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
- "The Contenders 1997". Tapology. November 10, 1997.
- "Dennis Hall". Sherdog. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- Dennis Hall. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Hartford Union High School Wrestling Site
- Dennis Hall's U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived 2004-08-23 at archive.today
- Dennis Halls Training Website Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Hall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.
  | This biographical article relating to an American sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Plover, Wisconsin
- Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- American male sport wrestlers
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- People from Neosho, Wisconsin
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American sport wrestler stubs
- American Olympic medalist stubs