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Dennis Hall
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Dennis Hall is one of the United States most decorated athletes. He is a 10 times Greco-Roman Wrestling US National Champion, World Champion, and 3 times USA Olympian. This includes a Silver Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. In addition, he is an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Hall burst on the Wisconsin wrestling scene as a freshman attending Hartford Union High School and beat a two-time senior state champion in the state finals. He earned three individual Wisconsin state titles. Hall finished his prep career with a 146-1-1 prep record including 110 falls. He was also named USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 1995. He was the World Bronze Medalist in 1994, World Champion in 1995 and Espoir National Champion.
Dennis Hall with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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