Chris Dolman

Chris Dolman
Born	Christiaan Dolman (1945-02-17) February 17, 1945 (age 72) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	273 lb (124 kg; 19 st 7 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Judo, Sambo, Kyokushin Karate, Greco-Roman Wrestling
Team	Dolman Gym
Trainer	Jon Bluming
Rank	Black belt in judo 10th degree black belt in Kyokushin Karate
Years active	1972–1996
Notable students	Bas Rutten, Gilbert Yvel, Valentijn Overeem, Alistair Overeem, Gegard Mousasi, Joop Kasteel, Dick Vrij, Hans Nijman, Willie Peeters
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)

Christiaan "Chris" Dolman (born February 17, 1945) is a Dutch retired martial artist and professional wrestler. He won a silver medal at the European championship in judo and a gold at the world championship in sambo, counting as the first non-Russian sambo world champion, and has over 40 national and 10 international championships. He is known for his career in Fighting Network Rings and for his role training several Dutch mixed martial artists and kickboxers, among them Bas Rutten, Alistair and Valentijn Overeem, Gilbert Yvel and Gegard Mousasi.

Dolman's first visit to Japan was in 1976, backing Willem Ruska during his match against Antonio Inoki in New Japan Pro Wrestling. He later competed in a different style fight in Universal Wrestling Federation against Kazuo Yamazaki, and after UWF's demise, he was contacted by Akira Maeda for his Fighting Network Rings promotion. Dolman won the first Rings tournament in 1993 and led the Netherlands stable of fighters, which included Dick Vrij, Gilbert Yvel and other names. His final match was in 1995, defeating Joop Kasteel.