when did kurt angle win a gold medal
Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, actor and retired amateur wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing as the on-screen general manager for the Raw brand.[5] While a student 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 college, Angle won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won a freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Angle is one of four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships, and Olympics).[6] 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.[7] He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for his amateur accomplishments.