Brandon Slay
American wrestler (born 1975)
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Brandon Douglas Slay (born October 14, 1975) is an American former freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Slay also helped found Dallas Dynamite wrestling club in Dallas, Texas. Slay currently is the Assistant National Freestyle Coach and National Freestyle Resident Coach for USA wrestling, stationed at the Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs.[1]
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| Full name | Brandon Douglas Slay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1975 (age 50) Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
He graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, where he was a three-time state champion in wrestling.
College career
Slay studied business at the University of Pennsylvania and received a degree from the Wharton School of Business. He wrestled all four years at Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time national runner-up and All-American in the NCAA tournament at 167 pounds. Slay was also a four-time All-Ivy wrestler, and two-time EIWA champion.[2] He is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Slay would beat defending Olympic champion Buvaisar Saitiev of Russia in his pool to advance to the knockout round. From there, he would win two more matches, making the gold medal match, where he lost to Alexander Leipold of Germany. Afterwards, Leipold would test positive for the steroid nandrolone, and the gold medal was awarded to Slay.[3]
Personal life
Slay is a devout Christian and runs Greater Gold, which does speeches and camps about Christ and wrestling.
In 2016, Slay was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[4]
