Dennis Hall

For the Australian footballer, see Dennis Hall (footballer). For the Trinidadian comedian and actor, see Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall.

Dennis Hall

Personal information
Full name	Dennis William Hall
Born	February 5, 1971 (1971-02-05) (age 54) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Team	USA
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the   United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 57 kg World Championships 1995 Atlanta 57 kg 1994 Istanbul 57 kg Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 57 kg 1999 Winnipeg 58 kg Pan American Championships 2000 Cali 58 kg

Dennis William Hall (born February 5, 1971) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler. Hall was a 10-time US National Champion, a World Champion, and 3-time USA Olympian. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Hall attended Hartford Union High School and began his career by defeating a two-time senior state champion in the state finals as a freshman. Hall finished his prep career with a 146-1-1 prep record including 110 pins, earning three individual Wisconsin state titles. During his high school years he was also a three-time Junior National Greco Champion and World Team member. He was Wisconsin's first Dream Team All-American.

Hall attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison on a full scholarship for one year. He realized that in order for him to reach his full potential as an international Greco wrestler, he would need to train differently than he would for collegiate wrestling. He dropped out of school to train, travel and compete with the US Greco team. Hall was named USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 1995 as well as three time Greco-Roman athlete of the year in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Hall also competed at the amateur wrestling vs submission grappling event The Contenders on October 11, 1997, losing to Joao Roque by decision. ^[1] He made his mixed martial arts debut on January 17, 1998 against Noboru Asahi, losing via armbar in the second round. ^[2]

Now retired from competitive wrestling, Hall lives in Plover, Wisconsin.

In 2011, Hall was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. ^[3]

Notable achievements

• World Bronze Medalist 1994
• World Champion 1995
• Olympic Silver Medalist 1996
• 3X High School State Champion
• 3X Junior National US Champion
• Espoir National Champion
• 10X US Open National Champion
• 3X Pan Am Champion

Submission grappling record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Notes
Loss	João Roque	Decision	The Contenders	1997	1	10:00

Mixed martial arts record

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-1	Noboru Asahi	Submission (Armbar)	Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 1	January 17, 1998	2	4:18	Tokyo, Japan

References

1. "The Contenders 1997". Tapology. November 10, 1997.
2. "Dennis Hall". Sherdog. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
3. Dennis Hall. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

• Hartford Union High School Wrestling Site
• Dennis Hall's U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived 2004-08-23 at archive.today
• Dennis Halls Training Website ^{[ usurped ]}
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Hall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.