Jim Gruenwald
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| Full name | James Matthew Gruenwald | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 United States
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9 June 1970 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
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| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Anatoly Petrosyan Momir Petković |
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James Matthew "Jim" Gruenwald (born June 9, 1970) is a retired amateur American Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He won three U.S. national titles (2003–2004, 2008), picked up a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games, and represented the United States in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), finishing sixth in Sydney and tenth in Athens respectively. Since his sporting career ended in late 2004, Gruenwald served as an assistant coach for the Greco-Roman wrestling team at the United States Olympic Training Center in Marquette, Michigan from 2005 - 2009, and currently, heads the Wheaton College wrestling program in Illinois.
Gruenwald began his sporting career as a stellar high school wrestler at Greendale High School in Wisconsin. He placed 2nd in 1986 and 1988 and won a state championship title in 1987. Gruenwald won a Cadet National title in Greco Roman wrestling and placed second at the 1988 Junior Nationals to rival Dennis Hall. After graduating from high school in 1988, Gruenwald attended the Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wisconsin, where he trained and competed for the wrestling team coached by 1972 Olympic champion Ben Peterson.
While wrestling for Maranatha, Gruenwald compiled a 154–19 overall record in his four-year career. He claimed three titles in the 132–pound division at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) meet, which held his distinction of being named the Most Valuable Player twice during the 1989 and 1991 season. In 1994, Gruenwald graduated from Maranatha with a bachelor's degree in secondary math education, and then taught at Hilltop Baptist School in Colorado for more than a decade before he moved to Michigan in 2005.
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