Mark Kerr (wrestler)

Mark Kerr (born December 21, 1968 in Toledo , Ohio ) is an American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter .

Career

Mark Kerr started wrestling in high school when he was 15. During his high school years, he was twice named Ohio Junior Free Style Champion. He was also a member of the wrestling club Toledo Waits and later the Foxcatcher Wrestling Club . He was trained by Ed Carlin.

After high school, he attended Syracuse University and became the 1992 American Student Champion (NCAA Champion) in free style light heavyweight. In 1994 he was also the American heavyweight freestyle wrestling champion. At the international wrestling mat the greatest successes of Mark Kerr were his second place finish at the Goodwill Games in 1994 in the heavyweight behind David Musuľbes from Russia and before Oleksiy Netschypurenko from the Ukraine and the 2nd place at the Pan American Games in 1995 in Mar del Plata in Heavyweight behind Wilfredo Morales Suárez from Cuba and in front of Gavin Carrow from Canada .

In 1994 he also took part in the World Cup in Istanbul . He only came in 11th place in the heavyweight division.

In 1996, Mark Kerr tried to qualify for the Atlanta Olympics. He failed in the US Olympic Trials but to Kurt Angle , who became Olympic champion in 1996 .

In 1997 Mark Kerr joined the mixed martial arts camp.

In 2002 he starred in John Hyams' sports documentary The Smashing Machine . He embodies himself in the film.

Success as a wrestler

(WM = World Championship, F = free style, Hs = light heavyweight, S = heavyweight, back then up to 90 kg or 100 kg body weight)

• 1992, 2nd place , World Cup in Moscow , F, S, behind Amir Efraty, Iran a . before Kurt Angle , USA a . Davud Məhəmmədov , Russia ;

• 1994, 1st place , World Cup in Edmonton , F, S, in front of Kirk Trost , USA a. Sergei Kowalewski, Russia;

• 1994, 2nd place , Goddwill Games, F, S, behind David Musuľbes , Russia a. before Oleksij Netschypurenko , Ukraine a . İbrahim Kari, Turkey ;

• 1994, 11th place , World Cup in Istanbul , F, S; Winner: Arawat Sabejew , Germany ahead of Davud Məhəmmədov, Azerbaijan , David Musuľbes u. Oleksiy Nechypurenko;

• 1995, 2nd place , Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , F, S, behind Wilfredo Morales Suárez, Cuba a. before Gavin Carrow, Canada a . Pablo Coultas, Argentina

swell

• The Ringer trade journal from 1992 to 1996,
• Mark Kerr at sherdog.com
• UFC profile