Summary

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, currently signed to WWE where he works as a backstage producer. While at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Angle won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. After graduating from college, Angle won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won the freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is one of four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympics). In 2006, he was named by USA Wrestling as the greatest shoot wrestler ever and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for his amateur accomplishments.

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Kurt Angle after retaining his Olympic Gold Medal at SummerSlam (2005).
Kurt Angle after retaining his Olympic Gold Medal at SummerSlam (2005).
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Angle at King of the Ring (2000).
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Angle and Jeff Jarrett at Slammiversary IX.
Angle and Jeff Jarrett at Slammiversary IX.
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Angle performing a moonsault on Jeff Jarrett at Bound for Glory IV
 
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