caption fullname coach updated event club birth_place weight image_size nationality height sport birth_date residence image article_title collegeteam
jake varner in 2012 jacob stephen varner cael sanderson august 13 , 2012 freestyle nittany lion wc bakersfield , california 212 lb kg on 250px american 6 ft 1 in m 2 on wrestling 24 march 1986 state college , pennsylvania jake varner 2012c.jpg jake varner
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jake varner

jacob stephen `` jake '' varner -lrb- born march 24 , 1986 -rrb- is a male wrestler from united states .
he won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 summer olympics .
varner is four-time ncaa division one finalist , two-time ncaa division one champion -lrb- junior and senior -rrb- and two-time california state wrestling champion for bakersfield high school , where his uncle andy is the head coach , and his father , steve , is an assistant .
