#ThrowbackThursday: Answers for African-American History Month wrestling quiz
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1. Name the first African-American Olympic wrestling champion.
A. Kenny Monday, 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, 74 kg men’s freestyle
2. Name the first African-American Senior World wrestling champion.
A: Lloyd Keaser, 1968 World Championships, Tehran, Iran, 68 kg men’s freestyle
3. Name the first three African-American wrestlers on a U.S. Olympic Team, and name the Olympics they entered.
A: 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Bobby Douglas (men’s freestyle, 63 kg), Charles Tribble (men’s freestyle, 78 kg), Bob Pickens (Greco-Roman, unlimited)
4. Name the Olympic Games in which all three official U.S. men’s freestyle Olympic coaches were African-Americans, and name those coaches.
A: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: National Freestyle Coach Kevin Jackson, Olympic freestyle coach Kerry McCoy, Olympic freestyle coach Lee Kemp
5. Name the oldest African-American Olympic medalist for the United States.
A: Chris Campbell, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, 90 kg men’s freestyle bronze medal, 37 years old
6. Name the first African-American women’s freestyle Senior World champion.
A: Iris Smith, 2005 World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 72 kg women’s freestyle
7. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of a college wrestling team.
A: Don Benning, Nebraska-Omaha, 1964
8. Name the most recent African-American woman to win a World freestyle gold medal.
A: Tamyra Mensah-Stock, September 20, 2019, women’s freestyle 68 kg, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
9. Name the first African-American Senior World medalist in Greco-Roman.
A: Michial Foy, 1989 World Championships, 90 kg silver medal, Martigny, Switzerland
10. Name the first two African-American women to win Pan American Games gold medals, and the year they did it.
A. Tina George (55 kg) and Tocarra Montgomery (72 kg), 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11. Name the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in Greco-Roman.
A: Greg Gibson, 1984 Los Angeles Games, 100 kg silver medal
12. Name the African-American who has won the most Senior World gold medals.
A: Jordan Burroughs, men’s freestyle, 74 kg, with four (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
13. Name the first African-American to win an NCAA Div. I title.
A: Simon Roberts of Iowa, 1957 NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, 147 pounds
14. Name the first African American to win a World medal in women’s freestyle.
A: Leia Kawaii, 1989 World Championships, Martigny, Switzerland, 70 kg silver medal
15. Name the first African-American in the UWW International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Kevin Jackson, inducted in 2005
16. Name the only African American woman to win two UWW Junior World titles.
A: Victoria Anthony, 2009 and 2010 Junior World champion
17. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World title in Greco-Roman.
A: Dremiel Byers, 2002 World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 120 kg
18. Name the most recent African-American to win a Senior World title in men’s freestyle.
A: J’den Cox, September 21, 2019, 92 kg, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
19. Name the first African-American to compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
A: Harold Hanson of San Diego State, 1949 NCAA Championships, at Colorado State Univ.
20. Name the first African-American named Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Div. I Championships.
A: Howard Harris of Oregon State, 1980 NCAA Championships, at Oregon State Univ.
21. Name the U.S. Olympic wrestling team which featured the most African-American athletes.
A: 1992 U.S. Olympic Team with nine African-American athletes. Shawn Sheldon (GR, 52 kg), Buddy Lee (GR, 62 kg), Rodney Smith (GR, 68 kg), Travis West (GR, 74 kg), Michial Foy (GR, 90 kg), Townsend Saunders (FS, 68 kg), Kenny Monday (FS, 74 kg), Kevin Jackson (FS, 82 kg), Chris Campbell (FS, 90 kg)
22. Name the first African-American brothers to make a U.S. Olympic wrestling team (Note: they were in different Olympic Games).
A: Jimmy Carr (1972 Munich Olympics, men’s freestyle, 52 kg), Nate Carr (1988 Seoul Olympics, men’s freestyle 68 kg)
23. Name the first African-American elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Bobby Douglas, Class of 1987
24. Name the first African-American woman to win an Olympic wrestling medal.
A: Randi Miller, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 63 kg bronze medal
25. Name the first African-American to win an NAIA National title in men’s wrestling.
A: Houston Antwine of SIU-Carbondale, 1960 NAIA National Championships, in Lock Haven, Pa.
26. Name the first two African-American Greco-Roman World Team members.
A: Rudy Williams (77 kg) and Hallow Wilson (unlimited), 1962 World Championships, Toledo, Ohio
27. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Junior World title.
A: David Carr, 2019 Junior World Championships, Tallinn, Estonia (74 kg, men’s freestyle)
28. Name the first African-American Olympic medalist in men’s freestyle.
A: Lloyd Keaser, 1976 Montreal Olympics, 68 kg silver medal
29. Name the first African-American Olympian in women’s freestyle.
A: Toccara Montgomery, 2004 Athens Olympics, 72 kg
30. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 1986).
A: Laurence Jackson, California, 1986
31. Name the African American who has won the most Olympic medals.
A: Kenny Monday, men’s freestyle 74 kg, 1988 gold, 1992 silver
32. Name the first African-American NCAA wrestling champion to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
A: Curly Culp of Arizona State, 1967 NCAA heavyweight champion, Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013
33. Name the first African-American to win two NCAA Div. I national titles.
A: Jim Nance of Syracuse, 1963 and 1965 NCAA heavyweight champion.
34. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World freestyle medal.
A: Bobby Douglas, 1966 World Championships, Toledo, Ohio, 63 kg silver medal
35. Name the first African-American to win a college national title in women’s freestyle.
A: Toccara Montgomery of the Univ. of the Cumberlands, 80 kg, 2004 College Women’s Nationals at Missouri Valley College
36. Name the first African-American to win a USA Wrestling Coach of the Year Award.
A: Art Williams of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1986 USA Wrestling Coach of the Year.
37. Name the most recent African-American elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Dremiel Byers, Class of 2020 (to be officially inducted in June)
38. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Cadet World title.
A; Marc-Anthony McGowan, 2019 Cadet World Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria, 45 kg men’s freestyle
39. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 2001).
A: Toccara Montgomery of Ohio, 2001 ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year
40. Name the first African-American to become a Div. I champion as a true freshman.
A: Darryl Burley, Lehigh University, 1979 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, at Iowa State
41. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of an NCAA Div. I championship team.
A: Bobby Douglas, head coach of Arizona State, 1988 NCAA champion team, at Iowa State
42. Name the first African-American to win a Pan American Games gold medal.
A: Joe James, 1963 Pan American Games, Sao Paulo, Brazil, men’s freestyle unlimited gold medal
43. Name the African-American who won six NCAA wrestling titles (3 NCAA D-I, 3 NCAA D-II)
A: Carlton Haselrig of Pitt-Johnstown, NCAA Div. II and Div. I titles in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
44. Name the first African-American brothers to win NCAA Div. I titles (Note: they weren’t the same year)
A: Joe Williams of Iowa (1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA champion), T.J. Williams of Iowa (1999 and 2001 NCAA champion)
45. Name the first African-American named head coach of the U.S. Olympic freestyle team.
A: Bobby Douglas, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, head freestyle coach for Team USA
46. Name the two African-American wrestlers who won their third NCAA Div. I titles the same year. (Note: they were on different teams)
A: Lee Kemp of Wisconsin (158) and Jimmy Jackson of Oklahoma State (Unlimited), 1978 NCAA Championships at the Univ. of Maryland
47. Nave the first African-American named USA Wrestling’s National Freestyle Coach.
A: Kevin Jackson, named National Freestyle Coach in 2001.
48. Name the most recent African American to win an Olympic gold medal
A: Jordan Burroughs, 2012 London Olympic Games, 74 kg men’s freestyle
49: Name the three African-Americans to win UWW Cadet World freestyle gold medals the same year.
A: Kurt McHenry (46 kg), Aaron Brooks (76 kg), Daniel Kerkvliet (100 kg), 2017 Cadet World Championships, Athens, Greece
50: Name the first African-American to win three Senior World gold medals
A: Lee Kemp, 1978, 1979 and 1982 World champion, 74 kg men’s freestyle
1. Name the first African-American Olympic wrestling champion.
A. Kenny Monday, 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, 74 kg men’s freestyle
2. Name the first African-American Senior World wrestling champion.
A: Lloyd Keaser, 1968 World Championships, Tehran, Iran, 68 kg men’s freestyle
3. Name the first three African-American wrestlers on a U.S. Olympic Team, and name the Olympics they entered.
A: 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Bobby Douglas (men’s freestyle, 63 kg), Charles Tribble (men’s freestyle, 78 kg), Bob Pickens (Greco-Roman, unlimited)
4. Name the Olympic Games in which all three official U.S. men’s freestyle Olympic coaches were African-Americans, and name those coaches.
A: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: National Freestyle Coach Kevin Jackson, Olympic freestyle coach Kerry McCoy, Olympic freestyle coach Lee Kemp
5. Name the oldest African-American Olympic medalist for the United States.
A: Chris Campbell, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, 90 kg men’s freestyle bronze medal, 37 years old
6. Name the first African-American women’s freestyle Senior World champion.
A: Iris Smith, 2005 World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 72 kg women’s freestyle
7. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of a college wrestling team.
A: Don Benning, Nebraska-Omaha, 1964
8. Name the most recent African-American woman to win a World freestyle gold medal.
A: Tamyra Mensah-Stock, September 20, 2019, women’s freestyle 68 kg, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
9. Name the first African-American Senior World medalist in Greco-Roman.
A: Michial Foy, 1989 World Championships, 90 kg silver medal, Martigny, Switzerland
10. Name the first two African-American women to win Pan American Games gold medals, and the year they did it.
A. Tina George (55 kg) and Tocarra Montgomery (72 kg), 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
11. Name the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in Greco-Roman.
A: Greg Gibson, 1984 Los Angeles Games, 100 kg silver medal
12. Name the African-American who has won the most Senior World gold medals.
A: Jordan Burroughs, men’s freestyle, 74 kg, with four (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
13. Name the first African-American to win an NCAA Div. I title.
A: Simon Roberts of Iowa, 1957 NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, 147 pounds
14. Name the first African American to win a World medal in women’s freestyle.
A: Leia Kawaii, 1989 World Championships, Martigny, Switzerland, 70 kg silver medal
15. Name the first African-American in the UWW International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Kevin Jackson, inducted in 2005
16. Name the only African American woman to win two UWW Junior World titles.
A: Victoria Anthony, 2009 and 2010 Junior World champion
17. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World title in Greco-Roman.
A: Dremiel Byers, 2002 World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 120 kg
18. Name the most recent African-American to win a Senior World title in men’s freestyle.
A: J’den Cox, September 21, 2019, 92 kg, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
19. Name the first African-American to compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
A: Harold Hanson of San Diego State, 1949 NCAA Championships, at Colorado State Univ.
20. Name the first African-American named Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Div. I Championships.
A: Howard Harris of Oregon State, 1980 NCAA Championships, at Oregon State Univ.
21. Name the U.S. Olympic wrestling team which featured the most African-American athletes.
A: 1992 U.S. Olympic Team with nine African-American athletes. Shawn Sheldon (GR, 52 kg), Buddy Lee (GR, 62 kg), Rodney Smith (GR, 68 kg), Travis West (GR, 74 kg), Michial Foy (GR, 90 kg), Townsend Saunders (FS, 68 kg), Kenny Monday (FS, 74 kg), Kevin Jackson (FS, 82 kg), Chris Campbell (FS, 90 kg)
22. Name the first African-American brothers to make a U.S. Olympic wrestling team (Note: they were in different Olympic Games).
A: Jimmy Carr (1972 Munich Olympics, men’s freestyle, 52 kg), Nate Carr (1988 Seoul Olympics, men’s freestyle 68 kg)
23. Name the first African-American elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Bobby Douglas, Class of 1987
24. Name the first African-American woman to win an Olympic wrestling medal.
A: Randi Miller, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 63 kg bronze medal
25. Name the first African-American to win an NAIA National title in men’s wrestling.
A: Houston Antwine of SIU-Carbondale, 1960 NAIA National Championships, in Lock Haven, Pa.
26. Name the first two African-American Greco-Roman World Team members.
A: Rudy Williams (77 kg) and Hallow Wilson (unlimited), 1962 World Championships, Toledo, Ohio
27. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Junior World title.
A: David Carr, 2019 Junior World Championships, Tallinn, Estonia (74 kg, men’s freestyle)
28. Name the first African-American Olympic medalist in men’s freestyle.
A: Lloyd Keaser, 1976 Montreal Olympics, 68 kg silver medal
29. Name the first African-American Olympian in women’s freestyle.
A: Toccara Montgomery, 2004 Athens Olympics, 72 kg
30. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 1986).
A: Laurence Jackson, California, 1986
31. Name the African American who has won the most Olympic medals.
A: Kenny Monday, men’s freestyle 74 kg, 1988 gold, 1992 silver
32. Name the first African-American NCAA wrestling champion to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
A: Curly Culp of Arizona State, 1967 NCAA heavyweight champion, Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013
33. Name the first African-American to win two NCAA Div. I national titles.
A: Jim Nance of Syracuse, 1963 and 1965 NCAA heavyweight champion.
34. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World freestyle medal.
A: Bobby Douglas, 1966 World Championships, Toledo, Ohio, 63 kg silver medal
35. Name the first African-American to win a college national title in women’s freestyle.
A: Toccara Montgomery of the Univ. of the Cumberlands, 80 kg, 2004 College Women’s Nationals at Missouri Valley College
36. Name the first African-American to win a USA Wrestling Coach of the Year Award.
A: Art Williams of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1986 USA Wrestling Coach of the Year.
37. Name the most recent African-American elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
A: Dremiel Byers, Class of 2020 (to be officially inducted in June)
38. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Cadet World title.
A; Marc-Anthony McGowan, 2019 Cadet World Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria, 45 kg men’s freestyle
39. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 2001).
A: Toccara Montgomery of Ohio, 2001 ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year
40. Name the first African-American to become a Div. I champion as a true freshman.
A: Darryl Burley, Lehigh University, 1979 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, at Iowa State
41. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of an NCAA Div. I championship team.
A: Bobby Douglas, head coach of Arizona State, 1988 NCAA champion team, at Iowa State
42. Name the first African-American to win a Pan American Games gold medal.
A: Joe James, 1963 Pan American Games, Sao Paulo, Brazil, men’s freestyle unlimited gold medal
43. Name the African-American who won six NCAA wrestling titles (3 NCAA D-I, 3 NCAA D-II)
A: Carlton Haselrig of Pitt-Johnstown, NCAA Div. II and Div. I titles in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
44. Name the first African-American brothers to win NCAA Div. I titles (Note: they weren’t the same year)
A: Joe Williams of Iowa (1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA champion), T.J. Williams of Iowa (1999 and 2001 NCAA champion)
45. Name the first African-American named head coach of the U.S. Olympic freestyle team.
A: Bobby Douglas, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, head freestyle coach for Team USA
46. Name the two African-American wrestlers who won their third NCAA Div. I titles the same year. (Note: they were on different teams)
A: Lee Kemp of Wisconsin (158) and Jimmy Jackson of Oklahoma State (Unlimited), 1978 NCAA Championships at the Univ. of Maryland
47. Nave the first African-American named USA Wrestling’s National Freestyle Coach.
A: Kevin Jackson, named National Freestyle Coach in 2001.
48. Name the most recent African American to win an Olympic gold medal
A: Jordan Burroughs, 2012 London Olympic Games, 74 kg men’s freestyle
49: Name the three African-Americans to win UWW Cadet World freestyle gold medals the same year.
A: Kurt McHenry (46 kg), Aaron Brooks (76 kg), Daniel Kerkvliet (100 kg), 2017 Cadet World Championships, Athens, Greece
50: Name the first African-American to win three Senior World gold medals
A: Lee Kemp, 1978, 1979 and 1982 World champion, 74 kg men’s freestyle
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