Tom Brands was born on April 9,1968 and is an American former Olympic wrestler and is currently the head coach of the University of Iowa men's wrestling team.
15 Facts About Tom Brands
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Tom Brands won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Tom Brands was a four-time All-American, three-time NCAA Champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champion, and Outstanding Wrestler at the 1992 NCAA tournament.
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Tom Brands's twin brother, Terry, was an Olympic medalist and a standout at Iowa.
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Internationally, Tom Brands won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in freestyle at 136.6 pounds; a gold medal at the 1993 World Freestyle Championships in Toronto; two World Cup gold medals ; and the gold at the 1995 Pan American Games.
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Tom Brands won four US Nationals titles and made four straight US World or Olympic teams.
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Tom Brands was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler, and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year.
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Tom Brands was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2001.
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Tom Brands served 12 seasons as assistant coach for the Hawkeyes, from 1993 to 2004.
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Tom Brands was named National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000.
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Tom Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech for two seasons.
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Tom Brands led the Hawkeyes to national titles in 2008,2009,2010 and 2021.
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Under Tom Brands, Iowa captured conference titles in 2008,2009,2010, were the 2015 co-champions with Ohio State and were the 2021 co-champions with Penn State.
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Tom Brands grew up in Sheldon, Iowa and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from the University of Iowa.
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Tom Brands is married and has three children, two daughters and a son.