Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former five-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (WWF/E). Angle was involved in amateur wrestling during both high school and college. In college at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion. After graduating, he won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. Angle then competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he won a gold medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling. Kurt Angle is also one of only four people in the world to complete the Grand Slam in amateur wrestling which is the junior nationals, the NCAAs, the World Championships and the Olympics.
Ring name(s): Kurt Angle
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight: 240 lb (110 kg)
Born: December 9, 1968 Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Resides: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Billed from: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Trained by: Dave Schultz, Dory Funk, Jr. Tom Prichard
Debut: October 15, 1998
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