Noel Loban Explained

Noel Loban
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	28 April 1957
Birth Place:	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Club:	Redbridge AWC

Noel Loban (born 29 April 1957) is a former British freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. He was also an NCAA wrestling champion at Clemson University in 1980.

Wrestling career

Noel won the 1980 NCAA National Championship in the 190 lb weight division for Clemson University, beating Dan Severn of Arizona State. It was the first sports national championship in Clemson school history. Loban competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the light-heavyweight category and also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics .^[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the 90 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[2] Eight years later he won a bronze medal in the 100 kg heavyweight division, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Coaching career

Since 2008, Loban has been the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the NC State University wrestling program.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/noel-loban-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616121446/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/noel-loban-1.html . dead . 16 June 2012 . 17 June 2012.
2. Web site: 1986 Athletes . Team England.
3. Web site: Athletes and results . Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: Noel Loban - Director of Student Athlete Development - Wrestling Coaches.