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Ike Anderson

Personal information
Born	(1957-12-22) December 22, 1957 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	62 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
College team	Appalachian State
Team	USA
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the United States World Cup 1991 Thessalonik 62 kg 1988 Athens 62 kg Pan American Games 1991 Havana 62 kg Pan American Championships 1992 Albany 62 kg 1986 Colorado Springs 62 kg Men's collegiate wrestling Representing the Appalachian State Mountaineers SoCon Championships 1979 Chattanooga 126 lb

Isaac "Ike" Anderson (born December 22, 1957) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics at 62 kg. He was also a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for USA Wrestling. In 2024, he was honored with the Lifetime Service to Wresting Award for the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

High school

Anderson attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. As a high school wrestler, he was a South Carolina state champion in 1975.

College

He attend Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a Southern Conference wrestling champion and qualified for the NCAA wrestling championships. He earned degrees in recreation and physical education. Anderson also wrestled for Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, he was inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.

Senior level

Anderson represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a Greco-Roman wrestler at 62 kg, where he finished 6th. He won three U.S. National titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, was a national runner-up four times, and took silver at 62 kg at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also earned medals at the Wrestling World Cup and the Pan American Wrestling Championships.