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Ike Anderson

Personal information
Born	(1957-12-22) December 22, 1957 (age 67) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	62 kg
Event(s)	Greco-Roman Folkstyle
College team	Appalachian State
Team	USA
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the  United States World Cup 1991 Thessalonik 62 kg 1988 Athens 62 kg Pan American Games 1991 Havana 62 kg Pan American Championships 1992 Albany 62 kg 1986 Colorado Springs 62 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Appalachian State Mountaineers SoCon Championships 1979 Chattanooga 126 lb

Isaac Anderson (born December 22, 1957) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics at 62 kg. He was also a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for USA Wrestling. In 2024, he was honored with the Lifetime Service to Wresting Award for the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

High school

Anderson attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. As a high school wrestler, he was a South Carolina state champion in 1975.

College

He attend Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a Southern Conference wrestling champion and qualified for the NCAA wrestling championships. He earned degrees in recreation and physical education. Anderson also wrestled for Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, he was inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.

Senior level

Anderson represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a Greco-Roman wrestler at 62 kg, where he finished 6th. He 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 in Havana, Cuba. He also earned medals at the Wrestling World Cup and the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

References

1. He also coaches folk style for castle view high school colorado SC Wrestling Weekly Stories and Photos - Tuesday - October 18, 2005
2. Ike Anderson Bio. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
3. Isaac Anderson (Ike). nwhof.org. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
4. ^ "TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
5. Anderson Is An Olympic Hopeful - Sun Sentinel
6. App State Athletics Hall of Fame. appstatesports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
7. Anderson, Issac. Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

v t e 1988 USA Olympic Wrestling Team
Men's Greco-Roman	Mark Fuller Shawn Sheldon Anthony Amado Isaac Anderson Andrew Seras David Butler John Morgan Michial Foy Dennis Koslowski Duane Koslowski
Men's freestyle	Tim Vanni Ken Chertow Barry Davis John Smith Nate Carr Kenny Monday Mark Schultz Jim Scherr Bill Scherr Bruce Baumgartner
Coaches	—

v t e 2012 USA Olympic Wrestling Team
Men's Greco-Roman	Spenser Mango Ellis Coleman Justin Lester Ben Provisor Chas Betts Dremiel Byers
Women's freestyle	Clarissa Chun Kelsey Campbell Elena Pirozhkova Ali Bernard
Men's freestyle	Sam Hazewinkel Coleman Scott Jared Frayer Jordan Burroughs Jake Herbert Jake Varner Tervel Dlagnev
Men's Greco-Roman coaches	Steve Fraser Momir Petković Ike Anderson
Women's freestyle coaches	Terry Steiner Vladislav Izboinikov Erin Tomeo
Men's freestyle coaches	Zeke Jones Brandon Slay Bill Zadick

• Living people
• 1957 births
• Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• American male sport wrestlers
• Olympic wrestlers for the United States
• Appalachian State University alumni
• Wrestlers at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
• 20th-century American sportsmen