Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968), is a retired American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he is a backstage producer.

Kurt Angle
Birth nameKurt Steven Angle[1]
Born (1968-12-09) December 9, 1968
Mt. Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Lives inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse(s)
Karen Smedley
(m. 1998; div. 2008)

Giovanna Yannotti (m. 2012)
Children6
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kurt Angle[2]
Billed height185 cm (6ft1)[2]
Billed fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Trained byDory Funk Jr.
Tom Prichard
DebutAugust 20, 1998
RetiredApril 7, 2019
Kurt Angle
Medal record
Freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta100 kg
World Championships
1995 Atlanta100 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Clarion Golden Eagles
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
1992 Oklahoma City275 lb
1991 Iowa City275 lb
1990 Maryland275 lb

In 2006 he signed a contract to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he is a former TNA World Champion. His TNA contract expired in September 2014.

Angle won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning with a broken neck. He is the only Olympic gold medalist in professional wrestling history. He wrestled for the WWE and WWF from 1998 to 2006 .

Angle returned to WWE on April 3, 2017, as the general manager of Raw. He wrestled on occasions.

Angle retired on April 7, 2019.

References

  1. "Kurt Angle Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. "Kurt Angle". WWE. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

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