Ike Anderson


Isaac "Ike" Anderson is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics at Wrestling at the [1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg|62 kg]. He was also a former Greco-Roman developmental coach for USA Wrestling. In 2024, he was honored with the Lifetime Service to Wresting Award for the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling [Hall of Fame and Museum|National Wrestling Hall of Fame].

High school

Anderson attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina. As a high school wrestler, he was a South Carolina [High School League|South Carolina] state champion in 1975.

College

He attend Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he was a Southern Conference wrestling champion and qualified for the NCAA [Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA wrestling championships]. He earned degrees in recreation and physical education. Anderson also wrestled for Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, he was inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame.

Senior level

Anderson represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea as a Greco-Roman wrestler at 62 kg, where he finished 6th. He won three U.S. National titles in Greco-Roman wrestling, was a national runner-up four times, and took silver at Wrestling at the 1991 [Pan American Games|62 kg] at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He also earned medals at the Wrestling World Cup and the Pan [American Wrestling Championships].