Brandon Douglas Slay was born on October 14,1975 and is an American former freestyle wrestler.
10 Facts About Brandon Slay
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Brandon Slay won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Brandon Slay currently is the Assistant National Freestyle Coach and National Freestyle Resident Coach for USA wrestling, stationed at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
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Brandon Slay graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, where he was a three-time state champion in wrestling.
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Brandon Slay studied business at the University of Pennsylvania and received a degree from the Wharton School of Business.
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Brandon Slay 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.
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Brandon Slay is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
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At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Brandon Slay would beat defending Olympic champion Buvaisar Saitiev of Russia in his pool to advance to the knockout round.
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Brandon Slay is a devout Christian and runs Greater Gold, which does speeches and camps about Christ and wrestling.
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In 2016, Brandon Slay was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.