Nate Ackerman

Nate Ackerman
Nate Ackerman
Born March 4, 1978(1978-03-04)
New York City, New York
Nationality British and American[1]
Other names Nathanael Leedom Ackerman
Occupation Lecturer in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania
Known for Olympic and World Championship wrestler

Nate Ackerman (born March 4, 1978 as Nathanael Leedom Ackerman) is a British-American wrestler. He is the son of Peter Ackerman.

Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Great Britain National Team.[2] He also competed in the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 World Championships.[3] Ackerman's best international finish was 10th at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Ackerman was born in New York City, New York, United States to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London[citation needed] and then Harvard University, where he graduated in June 2000. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2006 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently a visiting professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Burnett, Mike (28 July 2004). "Road to Athens: Nate Ackerman". Olympics 2004. BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/wrestling/3911451.stm. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  2. ^ Phillips, Michael (25 May 2004). "Britain's only wrestler grapples with a crowd". Athens 2004. The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2004/may/25/athensolympics2004.olympicgames. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  3. ^ Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon (GBR). FILA Wrestling Database. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.
  4. ^ "UC Berkeley Visiting Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows Listing". University of California, Berkeley. http://math.berkeley.edu/people_visitors.html. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 


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