Leroy Kemp
American wrestler
- Born
- 24 December 1956, Cleveland
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Leroy (Lee) P. Kemp, Jr. (born Darnell Freeman; December 24, 1956) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Kemp achieved success at the high school, collegiate, and international levels.
Kemp started wrestling in 9th grade at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio, and by the end of his high school career, had two undefeated seasons and won two Ohio state titles. His first state title included wins over the defending state champion and the previous years' state runner-up. Shortly after graduating from high school, Kemp was one of only four American Junior wrestlers who recorded a dual meet win against a tough Junior Soviet team on their Ohio stop of an eight city United States tour, which resulted in 80 total matches being contested. Lee also won the prestigious Junior National Freestyle Tournament in July of that same year defeating a future 3-time NCAA Champion in the finals.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.