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Bobby Douglas

American sport wrestler

Born
27 March 1942, Bellaire
Died
23 February 2026
Citizenship
United States
Sport
amateur wrestling, freestyle wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, collegiate wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
63 kg (139 lb)

Robert Edward Douglas (March 27, 1942 – February 23, 2026) was an American freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed as a featherweight at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth in 1964. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1966 and 1970 world championships, respectively, and retired later in 1970. Douglas later coached several U.S Olympic teams, is one of only four collegiate coaches to win more than 400 dual meets, and won an NCAA team national title at Arizona State in 1988. His coaching accomplishments include 13 NCAA champions, 110 All-America performances, and 68 conference titles.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1968 Summer Olympics1968

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.