#ThrowbackThursday: Take this African-American History Month wrestling quiz!!
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Pictures of Bobby Douglas, courtesy of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
How well do you know your African-American wrestling history?
As part of African-American History Month, we offer a quiz of 50 questions. Included are historic firsts, mosts, most-recents and other notable items which have impacted wrestling in the United States.
The United States has a deep background of African-American wrestling athletes, coaches and leaders, with a commitment to strive to be even more diverse and inclusive moving forward
Click the link at the bottom of the quiz to see the answers. Give yourself two points for every correct answer, to see your grade. Can you get them all right? Good luck.
1. Name the first African-American Olympic wrestling champion.
2. Name the first African-American Senior World wrestling champion.
3. Name the first three African-American wrestlers on a U.S. Olympic Team, and name the Olympics they entered.
4. Name the Olympic Games in which all three official U.S. men’s freestyle Olympic coaches were African-Americans, and name those coaches.
5. Name the oldest African-American Olympic medalist for the United States.
6. Name the first African-American women’s freestyle Senior World champion.
7. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of a college wrestling team.
8. Name the most recent African-American woman to win a World freestyle gold medal.
9. Name the first African-American Senior World medalist in Greco-Roman.
10. Name the first two African-American women to win Pan American Games gold medals, and the year they did it.
11. Name the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in Greco-Roman.
12. Name the African-American who has won the most Senior World gold medals.
13. Name the first African-American to win an NCAA Div. I title.
14. Name the first African American to win a World medal in women’s freestyle.
15. Name the first African-American in the UWW International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
16. Name the only African American woman to win two UWW Junior World titles.
17. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World title in Greco-Roman.
18. Name the most recent African-American to win a Senior World title in men’s freestyle.
19. Name the first African-American to compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
20. Name the first African-American named Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Div. I Championships.
21. Name the U.S. Olympic wrestling team which featured the most African-American athletes.
22. Name the first African-American brothers to make a U.S. Olympic wrestling team (Note: they were in different Olympic Games).
23. Name the first African-American elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
24. Name the first African-American woman to win an Olympic wrestling medal.
25. Name the first African-American to win an NAIA National title in men’s wrestling.
26. Name the first two African-American Greco-Roman World Team members.
27. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Junior World title.
28. Name the first African-American Olympic medalist in men’s freestyle.
29. Name the first African-American Olympian in women’s freestyle.
30. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 1986).
31. Name the African American who has won the most Olympic medals.
32: Name the first African-American NCAA wrestling champion to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
33. Name the first African-American to win two NCAA Div. I national titles.
34. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World freestyle medal.
35. Name the first African-American to win a college national title in women’s freestyle.
36. Name the first African-American to win a USA Wrestling Coach of the Year Award.
37. Name the most recent African-American elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
38. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Cadet World title.
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).
40. Name the first African-American to become a Div. I champion as a true freshman.
41. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of an NCAA Div. I championship team.
42. Name the first African-American to win a Pan American Games gold medal.
43. Name the African-American who won six NCAA wrestling titles (3 NCAA D-I, 3 NCAA D-II)
44. Name the first African-American brothers to win NCAA Div. I titles (Note: they weren’t the same year)
45. Name the first African-American named head coach of the U.S. Olympic freestyle team.
46. Name the two African-American wrestlers who won their third NCAA Div. I titles the same year. (Note: they were on different teams)
47. Nave the first African-American named USA Wrestling’s National Freestyle Coach.
48. Name the most recent African American to win an Olympic gold medal.
49. Name the three African-Americans to win UWW Cadet World freestyle gold medals the same year.
50: Name the first African-American to win three Senior World gold medals
Click here for answers to Trivia Quiz
How well do you know your African-American wrestling history?
As part of African-American History Month, we offer a quiz of 50 questions. Included are historic firsts, mosts, most-recents and other notable items which have impacted wrestling in the United States.
The United States has a deep background of African-American wrestling athletes, coaches and leaders, with a commitment to strive to be even more diverse and inclusive moving forward
Click the link at the bottom of the quiz to see the answers. Give yourself two points for every correct answer, to see your grade. Can you get them all right? Good luck.
1. Name the first African-American Olympic wrestling champion.
2. Name the first African-American Senior World wrestling champion.
3. Name the first three African-American wrestlers on a U.S. Olympic Team, and name the Olympics they entered.
4. Name the Olympic Games in which all three official U.S. men’s freestyle Olympic coaches were African-Americans, and name those coaches.
5. Name the oldest African-American Olympic medalist for the United States.
6. Name the first African-American women’s freestyle Senior World champion.
7. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of a college wrestling team.
8. Name the most recent African-American woman to win a World freestyle gold medal.
9. Name the first African-American Senior World medalist in Greco-Roman.
10. Name the first two African-American women to win Pan American Games gold medals, and the year they did it.
11. Name the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in Greco-Roman.
12. Name the African-American who has won the most Senior World gold medals.
13. Name the first African-American to win an NCAA Div. I title.
14. Name the first African American to win a World medal in women’s freestyle.
15. Name the first African-American in the UWW International Wrestling Hall of Fame.
16. Name the only African American woman to win two UWW Junior World titles.
17. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World title in Greco-Roman.
18. Name the most recent African-American to win a Senior World title in men’s freestyle.
19. Name the first African-American to compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
20. Name the first African-American named Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Div. I Championships.
21. Name the U.S. Olympic wrestling team which featured the most African-American athletes.
22. Name the first African-American brothers to make a U.S. Olympic wrestling team (Note: they were in different Olympic Games).
23. Name the first African-American elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
24. Name the first African-American woman to win an Olympic wrestling medal.
25. Name the first African-American to win an NAIA National title in men’s wrestling.
26. Name the first two African-American Greco-Roman World Team members.
27. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Junior World title.
28. Name the first African-American Olympic medalist in men’s freestyle.
29. Name the first African-American Olympian in women’s freestyle.
30. Name the first African-American to win the ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year. (Note: The award was first given in 1986).
31. Name the African American who has won the most Olympic medals.
32: Name the first African-American NCAA wrestling champion to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
33. Name the first African-American to win two NCAA Div. I national titles.
34. Name the first African-American to win a Senior World freestyle medal.
35. Name the first African-American to win a college national title in women’s freestyle.
36. Name the first African-American to win a USA Wrestling Coach of the Year Award.
37. Name the most recent African-American elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
38. Name the most recent African-American to win a UWW Cadet World title.
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).
40. Name the first African-American to become a Div. I champion as a true freshman.
41. Name the first African-American to serve as head coach of an NCAA Div. I championship team.
42. Name the first African-American to win a Pan American Games gold medal.
43. Name the African-American who won six NCAA wrestling titles (3 NCAA D-I, 3 NCAA D-II)
44. Name the first African-American brothers to win NCAA Div. I titles (Note: they weren’t the same year)
45. Name the first African-American named head coach of the U.S. Olympic freestyle team.
46. Name the two African-American wrestlers who won their third NCAA Div. I titles the same year. (Note: they were on different teams)
47. Nave the first African-American named USA Wrestling’s National Freestyle Coach.
48. Name the most recent African American to win an Olympic gold medal.
49. Name the three African-Americans to win UWW Cadet World freestyle gold medals the same year.
50: Name the first African-American to win three Senior World gold medals
Click here for answers to Trivia Quiz
