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Tom Brands (born April 9, 1968) is an American former Olympic wrestler and is currently the head coach of the University of Iowa men's wrestling team. He won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling’s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time All-American and three-time national champion (1989-92) at Iowa.
Three-time NCAA Champion (1990, 1991, 1992) Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Four-time All-American (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) NCAA team titles in 1991 and 1992. Three-time Big Ten Champion (1989, 1991, 1992) National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Mar 14, 2022 · Tom Brands has signed a contract extension that will keep him as Iowa's head wrestling coach through the 2028-29 season, the University of Iowa announced Monday. Brands' new contract, obtained by the Des Moines Register, is a 7-year deal that begins July 1, 2022, and runs through June 30, 2029.
Tom won four U.S. National crowns and three World Team Trials titles, and was a medalist in the Sunkist International Duals. In 1993 alone, he was World Champion and the Krasnoyarsk Tourney titlist, won the John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Award and Amateur Wrestling News' Man of the Year.
Jun 1, 2022 · All-American Real Woods is 'essential' for Hawkeye wrestling lineup. In early April, Iowa picked up a massive recruiting victory when Real Woods, an All-American from Stanford, announced his plans to transfer to the Hawkeyes. Brands said Tuesday that Woods’ addition to the program was “essential.”
Jun 2, 2017 · And, of course, he’s this: the high-profile, 12th-year head coach of one of the country’s most storied college sports programs. The pressure Thomas Nelson Brands II faces by being in charge of Iowa wrestling is incredible. His Hawkeyes have stretched together 10 straight top-five national finishes.
Tom became one of the most dominate wrestlers in Iowa history with a record of 158-7-2 including 46 falls. With an undefeated season in 1991 at 45-0, Tom was a four-time All-American, three-time NCAA Champion, three-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and Outstanding Wrestler at the 1992 NCAA Tournament.
Tom Brands was a four time All-American and three time NCAA national champion in college. He built off his collegiate success and competed for the U.S. in freestyle.
Mar 14, 2022 · IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has signed a contract extension through the 2029 season. The announcement was made Monday by Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of...
