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Gerald "Germ" Leeman (June 22, 1922 – October 10, 2008) was an American wrestler and Olympic silver medalist. ==Wrestling career== Leeman was the first three-time high school wrestling champion from Osage, Iowa in 1939, 1940 and 1941. Gerald went on to wrestle in college for Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa. He won the 1946 NCAA national championship at 128 pounds for Iowa State Teachers College and was named outstanding wrestler of the tournament. While at ISTC he also won 2 AAU wrestling championships. 2 years later, in 1948, Gerald wrestled at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England and won the silver medal for freestyle wrestling at 125.5 pounds. After returning to the United States he briefly coached Fort Dodge High School's wrestling team in Fort Dodge, Iowa but would quickly move on to a college coaching position at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was while training for the Olympics, Leeman met Lehigh University wrestling coach Billy Sheridan. In 1953, Leeman replaced Sheridan as head coach and compiled a 161-38-4 record and unsurpassed 80.3 winning percentage before resigning in 1970. In his 18 years as coach he never had a losing season at Lehigh. He is a member of several halls of fame, including the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, the NCAA Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Glen Brand Iowa Hall of Fame at the Dan Gable Wrestling Institute and Museum. He was named one of the top fifty Iowa athletes of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated. Lehigh's wrestling arena is now known as Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall in his and Thad Turner's honor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerald Leeman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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