Kurt Angle — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Current sports analyst for Real American Freestyle
Two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion in the Heavyweight division
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (2017) and TNA Hall of Fame (2013)
Overall 13-time world champion across professional wrestling promotions
One of four people to win the Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and the Olympics

Biography

Kurt Steven Angle is an American retired professional and amateur wrestler, born on December 9, 1968. He first gained recognition for winning a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, competing with a broken neck. He achieved wider fame through his tenures in WWE between 1998 and 2006, and 2017 to 2019, and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2007 to 2016. Currently, he serves as a sports analyst for Real American Freestyle.