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Gable and his 1972 Gold
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During his prep and college
careers, Gable compiled an unbelievable record of 182-1. He was
undefeated in 64 prep matches, and was 118-1 at Iowa State. His only
defeat came in the NCAA finals his senior year. Gable was a
three-time all-American and three-time Big Eight champion. He set
NCAA records in winning and pin streaks.
After college, Gable added titles at the 1971 Pan American Games,
the 1972 Tbilisi Tournament and the 1971 World Championships. He won
an unprecedented six Midlands Open championships and was that meet's
outstanding wrestler five times. In 1972, he won a gold medal at the
Summer Olympics without surrendering a point to any of his
opponents. The Soviets came to the Olympics with only one goal in
mind; to defeat Gable. They were unsuccessful.
In Gable's final 21 Olympic qualification and Olympic matches, he
scored 12 falls and outscored his nine other opponents, 130-1. The
single point being scored by Larry Owings, who defeated Gable in his
final collegiate match.
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