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LeRoy Gardner III

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LeRoy Gardner III (born February 4, 1981, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American amateur wrestler.

Biography

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Gardner was the first NCAA Heavyweight National Champion in history for Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in 2003[1] This individual contribution helped Wartburg College win the 2003 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship, including NCAA records for largest margin of victory and most team points scored.[2]

He was a 1999 Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Championships qualifier for Hopkins High School.[3][4] He was a 5th place winner at 1999 USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Championships at 220 lbs.[5] He was a 2001 United States Fila Jr. Greco-Roman National Champion and World Team Member at 130 kg,[6] he also placed 4th at the 2001 United States Fila Jr. Freestyle National Championships. He placed 8th at 2001 Fila Jr. Greco-Roman World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He placed 5th at the 2001 Greco-Roman World Team Trials at 130 kg.[8]

He was a three time NCAA All-American at 285 lbs. placing 6th (2001), 3rd (2002) and 1st (2003) for Wartburg College of Waverly, IA.[9][10][11] He was also a two time Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wrestling champion in 2002 and 2003.[12][13]

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