Kevin Jackson
Kevin Andre Jackson ( born November 25, 1964 in Highland Falls, New York ) is a former American professional wrestler and current coach.
Career
Kevin Jackson began in 1978 at the Lansing Eastern High School with the rings. He was exceptionally talented and developed at Louisiana State University, he subsequently visited in coach Larry Sciatchetano an outstanding freestyle wrestler, who from time to time in the Graeco-Roman. Style ranking. At a height of 1.75 m, it grew into a very powerful middleweights. He scored his first major success in 1982, when he American junior welterweight champion, Greco-Roman. Style, was. From 1983 to 1987 he won at the U.S. Championships students in free style (NCAA Division I Collegiate Championships ) three medals, with the 2nd place in 1987 in the welterweight was his best result.
His international career began in Ringer Jackson with a win at middleweight in free style at the Pan American Championships in Colorado Springs, which he added a second victory in the next year at the Pan American Games in Havana. In 1991 he became world champion at middleweight. In the final, he defeated the Czechs Jozef Lohyna just on points. In a pool bout, he had previously beaten even the German painter Hans Gstöttner 4-1 on points.
At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, he celebrated by winning the gold medal his greatest success, but had it lucky that he had the judges on his side, because the match is going after his final opponent Elmadi Dzhabrailov might as well can be explained from Russia to the winner.
At the World Championships in Toronto in 1993 Jackson was unable to defend his world title in 1991. He was defeated in the pool finale against Sebahattin Öztürk from Turkey and in the fight for third place against Ruslam Kinchagow from Uzbekistan and had to make do with the 4th Place.
Much worse came Jackson found his way in the world championship in 1994 in Istanbul. He dropped out after two defeats from prematurely and only came on the 11th Place. But in 1995 he returned to imponierendem style. In Atlanta, he won his second world title, with his final victory over Elmadi Schabrailow this time was well deserved.
1996 was unable to attend the Olympic Games in Atlanta Jackson due to injury. He therefore ended his career in 1997 as an active wrestler and worked a short time as a professional wrestler. He was coach of the U.S. Freestyle national team, the wrestler in 1999 and was in 2004 head coach of the U.S. Olympic team. After he was admitted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003, followed in September 2005, the inclusion in the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Jackson now lives with his wife and three children in Colorado Springs.
International success
(all competitions in free style, OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, welterweight and middleweight, then to 74 kg or 82 kg body weight)
USA Championships
The United States Championship at the Seniors outdoors style won Kevin Jackson in the years 1991, 1993 and 1995 in the middleweight division.
Swell
- International Wrestling Database of the University of Leipzig
- Various editions of the magazine " The Ringer " from the years 1990 to 1997
- Website " National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum " ( www.wrestlinghalloffame.org )