Lee Fullhart
Lee Fullhart (born June 10, 1976 ) is an American wrestler . He was the 2003 Pan American Middleweight Free Style Champion.
Career
Lee Fullhart studied at Iowa State University , where he developed into an excellent freestyle wrestler. He achieved his first major successes as a student wrestler. From 1996 to 1999 he started four times in a row at the so-called NCAA Championships (US American Student Championship). It has to be mentioned in this context that university wrestling is the backbone of all wrestling in the United States and almost all good wrestlers come from universities.
In 1996 he finished 4th at these championships, but in 1997 he was the first and only NCAA champion. He won ahead of John Kading and Tim Hartung . In 1998 he came third behind Tim Hartung and Jasen Robinson and in 1999 he was runner-up behind Tim Hartung. He always started in the light heavyweight division.
After graduating, he went to Stillwater , Oklahoma , and became a member of the Gator WC (Wrestling Club). There he was u. a. also trained by John Smith (wrestler) . From 2000 to 2008 he started regularly at the US championships, at the respective Olympic and World Championship eliminations (trials) and at many international competitions, where he trained in the middleweight division. At the beginning of his international wrestling career he was overshadowed by Cael Sanderson , the 2004 Olympic champion and from 2005 by Muhammed Lawal , Joe E. Williams and Andy Hrovat .
In 2000 he took 2nd place at the famous "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs behind Saschid Saschidow from Russia , but ahead of his compatriots Charles Burton and Brandon Eggum .
In 2002 he just missed qualifying for the World Cup in Tehran after a 3rd place in the USA championship . According to the mode at that time, Cael Sanderson and Lee Fullhart had to compete against each other three times in the World Championship trials. Cael Sanderson won this duel with 2-1 victories. In 2003 Lee Fullhart landed the greatest international success of his career. He was in Guatemala City Pan American middleweight champion before Yosmany Romero from Cuba and Nicholas Ugoalah from Canada .
In 2004 Lee Fullhart created a little sensation when he won the 2003 vice world champion Cael Sanderson at the US championship with a 5-2 techn. Defeated points and became American champion. In the subsequent Olympic Trials he was defeated by Sanderson again just 1: 2 wins. Cael Sanderson, who also became Olympic champion there, was therefore sent to the Olympic Games in Athens .
In the following years until 2005 Lee Fullhart always placed himself in the front of the field at the US championships, but never made it to a world championship in several world championship trials. In 2008 he tried again to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing , but was eliminated early in the qualifying round.
As of 2007 Lee Fullhart, who is married to a weightlifter, Doreen Fullhart, is a coach in Virginia and lives in Christiansburg (Virginia) .
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 2000 | 2. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs | medium | behind Saschid Saschidow , Russia , in front of Charles Burton u. Brandon Eggum , bde. United States |
| 2001 | 1. | Manitoba Open | medium | before Mark Defresne, USA a. Ryan Andrusky, Canada |
| 2001 | 2. | "Takhty" cup in Mashhad / Iran | medium | behind Quanbari u. before Shekosteh u. Pejman Dorostkar , all Iran |
| 2001 | 1. | "Dan-Gable" Classics at Cedar Rapids | medium | in front of Aslan Sanakeev, Uzbekistan |
| 2002 | 5. | "Ivan Yarigin" Memorial in Krasnoyarsk | medium | behind Saschid Saschidow , Chadschimurad Gazalow , Chadschimurad Magomedow , all Russia |
| 2003 | 2. | "Cerro Pelado" tournament in Matanzas / Cuba | medium | behind Yoel Romero , in front of Roilandi Zuniga Herrera, bde. Cuba u. Andre Backhaus , Germany |
| 2003 | 1. | Pan American Championship in Guatemala City | medium | in front of Yosmany Romero , Cuba, Nicholas Ugoalah , Canada a. Delio Mosquero, Colombia |
| 2003 | 1. | Sunkist Kids Open in Tempe (Arizona) | medium | before Nicholas Ugoalah u. Muhammed Lawal , USA |
| 2003 | 3. | "Henry Dehlane" Memorial in Nice | medium | behind Chadschimurad Magomedow u. Yusup Abdusalamow , Tajikistan , ahead of Simon Garcia, Spain |
| 2003 | 1. | New York AC Open | medium | before Randy Pugh, Nick Preston and others Tony Gansen, all USA |
| 2004 | 1. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs | medium | before Brandon Eggum, Muhammed Lawal u. Nick Preston, all USA |
| 2004 | 1. | Sunkist Kids Open in Tempe (Arizona) | medium | before Clint Wattenberg u. Gary Jones, bde. United States |
| 2005 | 3. | "Ivan Yarigin" Memorial in Krasnoyarsk | medium | behind Naurus Srapilewitsch Temresow u. Wadim Lalijew , together with Georgi Ketojew a . before Witali Kudriawzew u. Soslan Gatchiev, all Russia |
| 2005 | 5. | "Cerro Pelado" tournament in Matanzas | medium | behind Yoel Romero, Roilandis Zuniga Herrera, Georgi Ketojew u. Travis Cross , Canada |
| 2005 | 5. | World Cup in Tashkent | medium | behind Yoel Romero, Georgi Ketojew Ghanbaripisar, Iran u. Alik Musayev , Ukraine |
| 2007 | 2. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs | medium | behind Clint Wattenberg, in front of Ying Yang, China |
| 2007 | 3. | "Takhty" cup in Tehran | medium | behind M. Mansouri u. H. Tatari, together with Majid Khodaee , all Iran |
| 2007 | 3. | Hargobindd tournament in Surrey / Canada | medium | behind Jake Herbert u. BJ. Padden, both USA, ahead of Danny Einhorn, Canada |
Note: all competitions in free style, middle weight, up to 2001 up to 85 kg, from 2002 up to 84 kg body weight
National successes
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 1996 | 4th | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | behind John Kading, Pashal Durn u. Ryan Tobin |
| 1997 | 1. | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | before John Kading u. Tim Hartung |
| 1998 | 3. | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | behind Tim Hartung u. Jason Robinson |
| 1999 | 2. | NCAA championships | Semi-difficult | behind Tim Hartung, in front of Nick Musashvili |
| 2000 | 3. | USA championship | medium | behind Ray Brinzen u. Cael Sanderson |
| 2001 | 3. | USA championship | medium | behind Cael Sanderson u. Charles Burton , before Brandon Eggum |
| 2001 | 3. | World Championship trials | medium | behind Brandon Eggum u. Aaron Simpson, before Charles Burton |
| 2002 | 2. | USA championship | medium | behind Cael Sanderson, in front of Randy Pugh et al. Charles Burton |
| 2002 | 2. | World Championship trials | medium | behind Cael Sanderson |
| 2003 | 2. | USA championship | medium | behind Cael Sanderson, in front of Brandon Eggum |
| 2003 | 2. | World Championship trials | medium | behind Cael Sanderson, in front of Brandon Eggum |
| 2004 | 1. | USA championship | medium | before Cael Sanderson, Muhammed Lawal , Nick Preston and others Brandon Eggum |
| 2004 | 2. | Olympic trials | medium | behind Cael Sanderson |
| 2005 | 2. | USA championship | medium | behind Muhammed Lawal, in front of Tyler Nixr and Clint Wattenberg |
| 2005 | 2. | World Championship trials | medium | behind Muhammed Lawal |
| 2006 | 2. | USA championship | medium | behind Muhammed Lawal, in front of Clint Wattenberg u. Travis Pascoe |
| 2007 | 2. | USA championship | medium | behind Joe E. Williams , in front of Andy Hrovat u. Chris Pendleton |
swell
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig,
- Trade journal Der Ringer ,
- US Wrestling Association website
Web links
- Profile of Lee Fullhart at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science
- Lee Fullhart fighting Cael Sanderson at the 2004 Olympic Trials
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fullhart, Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1976 |