Dennis Marwin Koslowski (born August 16, 1959) is an American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler. He was born in Watertown, South Dakota. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1988, and won a silver medal in 1992.[1] In 2009, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[2]
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| Born | August 16, 1959 (age 64) Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Koslowski is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Morris, where he was a stand-out wrestler along with twin brother Duane. He was a two time NCAA Division III national champion, two-time Northern Intercollegiate Conference champion and a three-time NCAA III All-American; he also played football as an offensive linesman.[3] He is a member of the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Koslowski briefly competed as a professional wrestler for Japanese shoot style promotion UWF International. On December 20, 1992, he fought UWFi's top star Nobuhiko Takada in a losing effort at Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[5] He wrestled a further eight time, with his final match coming almost a year later on December 5, 1993, where he lost to Kiyoshi Tamura.[6]
Since retiring from sports, Koslowski works as a chiropractor for his own practice.[7]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Koslowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Honoree: Dennis Koslowski, D.C." National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dennis Koslowski Hall of Fame". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Cougar Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Minnesota Morris. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "UWF-I Double Takada". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "UWF-I Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Chiropractor". Koslowski Chiropractic Inc. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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