- Ken Chertow
Ken Chertow is an American Olympian wrestler.Fact|date=February 2008 He is an
entrepreneur and awrestling coach.Fact|date=February 2008He serves as a mentor for thousands of young wrestlers whom he coaches in his clinics, camps and school every year.Fact|date=February 2008 His training combines wrestling techniques with life attitude training, he also teaches the young wrestlers how to go bananas, and fear being thrown across the mat from his sheer power.Fact|date=February 2008
Accomplishments
Academic Honors
* B.S. Finances at Penn State in 1989 with 3.55 GPAFact|date=February 2008
* Golden Key National Honor SocietyFact|date=February 2008
* OCD Leadership Honor SocietyFact|date=February 2008
* 3x GTE Academic All AmericanFact|date=February 2008
* High School Diploma in 1984 with 3.6 GPAFact|date=February 2008Athletic Achievements
* 2x West Virginia State ChampionFact|date=February 2008
* 1984 Junior National Champion - Freestyle and Greco-RomanFact|date=February 2008
* 1984 Junior National Outstanding Wrestler AwardFact|date=February 2008
* 1984 Junior World ChampionFact|date=February 2008
* 1986 World Espoir ChampionFact|date=February 2008
* 1986 US Olympic Festival ChampionFact|date=February 2008
* 3x NCAA All American at Penn State 1987,88,89. Chertow lost to eventual NCAA Champion Jack Cuvo in the 1989 NCAA semi finals at 118 poundsFact|date=February 2008
* 1987 National Dual Meat Team ChampionshipFact|date=February 2008
* 1988 US Freestyle Olympian at 114.5 poundsFact|date=February 2008
* 1986-92 US National Team Member;
* Featured inSports Illustrated article along with teammateJim Martin Fact|date=February 2008
* 1988 Olympic Ping Pong Champion; Defeated Sung Jong Kim from North Korea 21-14External links
www.kenchertow.com
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