Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler,
actor, and retired
amateur wrestler. While at
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. After graduating college, Angle won a
gold medal in
freestyle wrestling at the
1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won a freestyle wrestling gold medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics. Angle is one of only four people to complete an amateur wrestling Grand Slam (junior nationals, NCAA, World Championships, Olympics). In 2006, he was named the greatest
shoot wrestler ever and one of the top 15 college wrestlers of all time by
USA Wrestling.