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Ed Banach

American Olympic wrestler, twin brother of Lou Banach

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Born
6 February 1960, Newton
Citizenship
United States
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
177 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Edward Joseph "Ed" Banach (born February 6, 1960) is an athlete who won a gold medal in wrestling in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He wrestled for the University of Iowa under coach Dan Gable from 1980 to 1983, where he was a four-time NCAA All-American, and a three-time NCAA national champion (1980, 1981, and 1983). He was named the 1983 Big Ten Athlete of the Year.

Banach and his twin brother Lou Banach were noted for both winning gold medals in wrestling in the 1984 Olympic Games, as did the Schultz brothers, Dave and Mark.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 90 kg

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q952069 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

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

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