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Former
All-American Nick Marable Takes Gold Medal in Bulgaria
The
Columbia native Nick Marable wins the Gold medal at the Dan Kolov International Tournament in Bulgaria
COLUMBIA,
Mo. –
Missouri wrestling alumnus Nick Marable won the Gold medal at 163 pounds
for the U.S. menÂ’s freestyle wrestling team at the Dan Kolov International in Bulgaria.
Marable posted four wins in
the tournament for the U.S. He defeated MacedoniaÂ’s Goran Atanasov 3-0 to start the day. Marable continued his march toward the championship by taking down BulgariaÂ’s Miroslav Kirov 1-0 in overtime. MongoliaÂ’s Unurbat Purevjav was the next Marable victim;
falling to the former Tiger two-time All-American 3-0. Marable took home the gold in the championship bout 3-0 over TurkeyÂ’s Batuhan Demiricin to post a perfect 4-0 record.
Marable excelled in his four
seasons (2006-2010) at Missouri. He ranks eighth all-time in career victories with 116 and also holds the third highest career winning percentage in school history. Marable was named the programÂ’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2008, en route to a third place
finish at the NCAA Championships
Marable is currently serving
as the TigerÂ’s Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach. He has coached for the team for three seasons.
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