Jim Zalesky
American college wrestling coach
- Born
- 15 January 1961, Cedar Rapids
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- coach, amateur wrestler
James (Jim) Zalesky (born January 15, 1961) is an American college wrestling coach and is currently an assistant coach at Cal Poly Humboldt. Previous, he was the head coach at the University of Jamestown. He was the former head wrestling coach for the Oregon State Beavers. Prior to joining the Beavers, he was the coach of the University of Iowa wrestling team from 1998 to 2006. At Iowa, he succeeded Dan Gable as head coach, under whom he was a three-time NCAA champion. As head coach for Iowa, he guided the Hawkeyes to three NCAA team championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. In 2004, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
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