Brad Rheingans

Brad Rheingans is the kind of name wrestling historians treasure. He competed for the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling at both the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, took Pan American gold in 1975 and 1979, and grabbed a 1979 World Championships bronze before turning pro. What I respect most is that amateur pedigree carrying into the pro ranks and then into coaching. The Minnesota wrestler-to-trainer pipeline he represents shaped a generation. To me he's less a household star and more a foundational figure, the sort whose influence shows up in the people he trained rather than the spotlight he chased.

Name (English)

Brad Rheingans

Name (Japanese)

ブラッド・レイガンズ

Reading

ぶらっど・れいがんず

Born

December 13, 1953 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

Origin

Appleton, Minnesota, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

coach / amateur wrestler / professional wrestler

University

North Dakota State University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

Tags

• Minnesota
• coach
• amateur wrestler
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.