Dan Gable

Dan Gable occupies a rare category for me: an athlete whose legend is backed entirely by results. An Olympic gold, a World title, two NCAA championships, and then a coaching record that bordered on the absurd. What fascinates me is that he could both perform greatness and teach it, which almost never coexist in one person. The 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom felt overdue. Coming out of Waterloo, Iowa, he turned relentless effort into something close to a philosophy. I find his story less about talent than about will, and that is precisely why it endures and still inspires.

Name (English)

Dan Gable

Name (Japanese)

ダン・ゲーブル

Reading

だん・げーぶる

Born

October 25, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

amateur wrestler / wrestling coach

High school

Waterloo West High School

University

Iowa State University

Awards & achievements

• 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Official sitehttps://dangable.com
• Xhttps://x.com/dannygable
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Gable
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238551

Tags

• Iowa
• amateur wrestler
• wrestling coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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