Chris Campbell (wrestler)

Christopher Lundy Campbell (born September 9, 1954) is an American wrestler. He was a bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He won a gold medal at the 1981 World Wrestling Championships,^[1] and a Silver medal at the 1990 World Wrestling Championships. He is the oldest United States wrestler to medal at the Olympic Games. When he won his Olympic medal he was a month away from his 38th birthday.

Chris Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Lundy Campbell
Born	September 9, 1954 (1954-09-09) (age 70) Westfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle Folkstyle
College team	Iowa
Club	Hawkeye Wrestling Club Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Team	USA
Coached by	Dan Gable Gary Kurdelmeier
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 90 kg World Championships 1981 Skopje 90 kg 1990 Tokyo 90 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA Division I Championships 1976 Tucson 177 lb 1977 Norman 177 lb 1975 Princeton 177 lb Big Ten Championships 1974 Evanston 177 lb 1976 Iowa City 177 lb 1977 Madison 177 lb 1975 Columbus 177 lb

While wrestling for the University of Iowa, Campbell was a three-time All-American and a two-time NCAA champion, winning titles in 1976 & ’77. His career record of 122-6-3 ranks sixth on Iowa’s all-time career winning percentage list.

Campbell is a vegetarian.^[2] He is a native of Westfield, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Westfield High School,^[3] University of Iowa, and Cornell Law School.^[4]

According to The Seattle Times, "He practices Zen and dabbles in poetry. He's a vegetarian who likes nothing better than tofu stroganoff. He leg-presses 700 pounds, meditates, and quotes everything from The Sermon On the Mount to The Teachings of Buddha".^[5]