Kurt Angle

**Kurt Steven Angle** (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation/WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Angle won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, winning with a broken neck. He is the first Olympic gold medalist in professional wrestling history. He wrestled for the WWF/E from 1998 to 2006. During this time he became a six-time world champion (along with many other championships) and won the King of the Ring tournament in 2000.

In 2006 he signed a contract to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was the first TNA World Champion, a title he would also hold six times. Angle is also a two-time winner of the King of the Mountain ladder match. He competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) because of their partnership with TNA. There he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. His TNA contract expired in September 2014.

Angle returned to WWE on April 3, 2017, as the general manager of Raw and wrestled on occasions. He retired on April 7, 2019 after WrestleMania 35. He is in many of wrestling Hall of Fames, most notably the WWE, TNA, and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fames. He is the only wrestler to have won the WWE, WWE's World Heavyweight, the WCW Championship, TNA World Heavyweight and the IWGP Heavyweight Championships, in addition to an NCAA wrestling championship.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_End Game_|Brad Mayfield||
|2009|_Chains_|Deputy|Short film|
|2011|_Dylan Dog: Dead of Night_|Wolfgang||
|2011|_River of Darkness_|Sheriff Will Logan||
|2011|_Waking Up_|"Crush" Carlisle|Short film|
|2011|_Warrior_|"The Great" Koba||
|2012|_Beyond the Mat_|Coach Kamen|Still not released|
|2012|_Death from Above_|Thule||
|2012|_Drummer for the Mob_|FBI Agent||
|2012|_Olympic Trials with Kurt Angle_|Himself|Funny or Die short|
|2013|_Pain & Gain_|Benjamin Rowe||
|2013|_Horse Cops_|Eli Paste||
|2013|_Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies_|Himself||
|2014|_Sharknado 2: The Second One_|Fire Chief||
|2014|_Not Cool_|Security Guard||
|2015|_The Last Witch Hunter_|Bodyguard||

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997|_Fox 53 Ten O'Clock News_|Himself|Sportscaster: "The Angle on Sports"|
|2000|_SMTV Live_|Himself||
|2001|_The Weakest Link_|Himself||
|2007|_Inside MMA_|Himself|Season 1, episodes 10 and 11|
|2008|_Pros vs. Joes_|Himself|Season 3, episode 1|
|2009|_Criss Angel Mindfreak_|Himself|Episode: "Car Wreck Vanish"|
|2011|_Extreme Makeover: Home Edition_|Himself|Episode: "The Lampe Family"|
|2013|_Baal Veer_|Himself||
|2016|_Duck Dynasty_|Himself|Episode: "Van He'llsing"|
|2016|_Those Who Can't_|Coach Joe Donnelly|Episode: "A New Dog in the Yard"|
|2018–2019|_OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes_|Chip Damage|Voice; 6 episodes|
|2021|_Ryan's Mystery Playdate_|Himself|Episode: "Ryan's Super Tough Playdate"|

### Folkstyle/freestyle wrestling

- **Canadian Cup Championship**
    - Winner (1990)
- **Collegiate/High School**
    - Clarion University Freshman of the Year (1988)
    - Pennsylvania State Wrestling Champion (1987)
- **International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles**
    - FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion (1988)
    - FILA World Championships gold medal in freestyle wrestling (100 kg) (1995)
- **International Sports Hall of Fame**
    - Class of 2016
- **National Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member (Class of 2001)
- **National Collegiate Athletic Association**
    - NCAA Division I All-American (1990–1992)
    - NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion (1990, 1992)
- **Olympic Games**
    - Summer Olympics gold medal in freestyle wrestling (heavyweight) (1996)
- **USA Wrestling**
    - USA Junior Freestyle Champion (1987)
    - USA Senior Freestyle Champion (1995, 1996)
    - USA Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

### Professional wrestling

- ***The Baltimore Sun***
    - Best Worker of the Decade (2010)
- **Cauliflower Alley Club**
    - Future Legend Award (2000)
- **Inoki Genome Federation**
    - IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - Class of 2012
    - Special honoree (2015)
- **Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - Class of 2021
- **Power Pro Wrestling**
    - PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Comeback of the Year (2003)
    - Feud of the Year (2000)
    - Feud of the Year (2003)
    - Feud of the Year (2007)
    - Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2001)
    - Match of the Year (2003)
    - Match of the Year (2005)
    - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2000)
    - Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2003)
    - Rookie of the Year (2000)
    - Wrestler of the Year (2003)
    - Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2001
- ***SoCal Uncensored***
    - Match of the Year (2000)
- **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
    - TNA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times, first)
    - TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
    - TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Sting (1) and A.J. Styles (1)
    - King of the Mountain (2007, 2009)
    - Second TNA Triple Crown Champion
    - TNA Hall of Fame (2013)
    - TNA Year End Awards (5 times)
        - Feud of the year (2006, 2007)
        - Match of the Year (2007)
        - Memorable Moment of the Year (2006)
        - Who to Watch in 2007 (2006)
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Best Gimmick (2000)
    - Best on Interviews (2002)
    - Best Technical Wrestler (2002)
    - Feud of the Year (2003)
    - Match of the Year (2002)
    - Most Improved (2000)
    - Most Outstanding Wrestler (2001–2003)
    - Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2002–2003)
    - Wrestler of the Year (2002)
    - Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
    - Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
- **WWE / World Wrestling Entertainment / Federation**
    - WWF/WWE Championship (4 times)
    - WCW Championship (1 time)
    - World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
    - WWF European Championship (1 time)
    - WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
    - WCW United States Championship (1 time)
    - WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) – with Chris Benoit
    - Fifth Grand Slam Champion
    - King of the Ring (2000)
    - 10th Triple Crown Champion
    - WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) – with Chris Benoit
    - WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)

## World Championships/Olympic Games matches

|-
!Res.
!Record
!Opponent
!Score
!Date
!Event
!Location
|-
! style=background:white colspan=7 |
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|9–0
|align=left| Abbas Jadidi
|style="font-size:88%"|1–1
|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|July 31, 1996
|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|1996 Olympic Games
|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Atlanta, Georgia
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|8–0
|align=left| Konstantin Aleksandrov
|style="font-size:88%"|4–1
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|7–0
|align=left| Sagid Murtazaliev
|style="font-size:88%"|4–3
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|6–0
|align=left| Wilfredo Morales
|style="font-size:88%"|2–0
|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|July 30, 1996
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|5–0
|align=left| Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar
|style="font-size:88%"|4–0
|-
! style=background:white colspan=7 |
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|4–0
|align=left| Arawat Sabejew
|style="font-size:88%"|Referee Decision
|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 13, 1995
|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|1995 World Championships
|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Atlanta, Georgia
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|3–0
|align=left| Oleg Ladik
|style="font-size:88%"|Referee Decision
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|2–0
|align=left| Josef Glazer
|style="font-size:88%"|3–0
|-
|Win
|style="text-align:center;"|1–0
|align=left| Kenan Şimşek
|style="font-size:88%"|2–0

## Infobox (sportsperson)

- **child**: yes
- **nocat wdimage**: yes
- **headercolor**: lightsteelblue
- **show-medals**: yes
- **medaltemplates**:

Clarion Golden Eagles


## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **name**: Kurt Angle
- **image**: Kurt Angle Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024.jpg
- **caption**: Angle at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
- **birth name**: Kurt Steven Angle
- **birth place**: Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
- **children**: 6
- **alma mater**: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
- **names**: The Conquistador
**Kurt Angle**
- **height**: 6 ft 0 in
- **weight**: 237 lb
- **billed**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- **trainer**: Dory Funk Jr.
Tom Prichard
- **debut**: August 20, 1998
- **retired**: WrestleMania 35, April 7, 2019