Fraser, Steven H.
Wrestling
b. March 23, 1958, Detroit, MI
Very unusual among U. S. wrestlers in that he competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, which allows holds only above the waist, Fraser competed in football, track and field, and wrestling as a high school student.
He won a wrestling scholarship to the University of Michigan in 1976. Although he never won an NCAA title, Fraser continued in the sport after graduating. He won national Greco-Roman championships in the 198-pound division in 1982 and 1983, when he also won a gold medal at the Pan-American Games.
Fraser won the national freestyle title in 1984 but finished second in Greco-Roman championship. However, he placed first in the 1984 Olympic trials and then became the first U. S. athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.