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Doug Schwab

Doug Schwab
Personal information
Born (1977-08-03) August 3, 1977 (age 47)
Osage, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamIowa
ClubHawkeye Wrestling Club
Gator Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Coached byJim Zalesky
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's freestyle wrestling
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 66 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rio de Janeiro 66 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 State College 141 lb
Silver medal – second place 2001 Iowa City 141 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2000 St. Louis 141 lb

Doug Schwab (born August 3, 1977) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. He is the current head wrestling coach at the University of Northern Iowa. He participated in men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics.

He wrestled at the University of Iowa, where he was a three-time All-American and Big Ten Champion. He also won the 1999 NCAA championship at 141 pounds. He finished his collegiate career with 130 wins, which ranked 10th in school history as of 2012. As a high school wrestler at Osage High School, he was a three-time state finalist (missing the 1994 tournament due to injury). He won the 1996 2A state championship at 130 pounds.

Following his collegiate career, Schwab served as an assistant coach under Tom Brands at Virginia Tech during the 2005-2006 season. He returned to Iowa as a volunteer assistant coach in 2006-2007. He was promoted to full-time assistant for the Hawkeyes from 2007-2010. On August 1, 2010, Schwab was named the ninth head wrestling coach for the University of Northern Iowa.

In May 2014, Schwab inked a seven-year extension[1] to remain the head wrestling coach of the Panthers. The extension came a few months after he led the wrestling squad to a perfect 13-0[2] dual season and crowned three All-Americans. Three All-Americans (Dylan Peters, Joe Colon, and Joey Lazor) was the most in program history since 2002.[3]

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