Ben Peterson

Country
USA
Weight
90kg
Style
FS

Overall Record: 202-43-5

Win Percentage: 80.8%

Pins: 56

Techs: 24

1980 Olympic Games

90 kg | USA boycotted the Olympics

July 20 | Moscow, Russia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore

1980 Olympic Team Trials Finals

90 kg | 1st

June 18 | Brockport, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 202-43-5 Laurent Soucie USA 5-4
Loss 201-43-5 Laurent Soucie USA 5-4
Win 201-42-5 Laurent Soucie USA 5-2
Win 200-42-5 Roy Baker USA 10-3
Win 199-42-5 Roy Baker USA 8-1
Win 198-42-5 Charlie Gadson USA Pin
Win 197-42-5 Charlie Gadson USA 11-8

1980 Olympic Team Trials

90 kg | 2nd

May 8 | Madison, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 196-42-5 Laurent Soucie USA Pin
Win 196-41-5 Charlie Gadson USA Disqualified
Win 195-41-5 Dan Lewis USA 17-8
Win 194-41-5 Unknown USA Disqualified
Win 193-41-5 Unknown USA Disqualified
Win 192-41-5 Drew Whitfield USA 26-9 Tech
Win 191-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1980 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 1st

April 17 | Madison, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 190-41-5 Laurent Soucie USA 8-4
Win 189-41-5 Dan Lewis USA 9-9
Win 188-41-5 Unknown USA Unknown
Win 187-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 186-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 185-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1980 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

April 2 | Rapid City, SD

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 184-41-5 Alash Daudov Soviet Union 16-1 Tech

1980 World Cup

90 kg | 1st

March 29 | Toledo, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 183-41-5 Abou Samra Egypt Pin
Win 182-41-5 Katshuara Ito Japan Pin
Win 181-41-5 Richard Deschatelets Canada 16-2 Tech
Win 180-41-5 Alash Daudov Soviet Union 11-6

1980 Olympic Regional Qualifier

90 kg | 1st

March 22 | River Forest, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 179-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 178-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 177-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 176-41-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1980 Mayor Daley Freestyle Open

90 kg | 2nd

March 8 | Chicago, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 175-41-5 Peter Zamzow USA Pin
Win 175-40-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 174-40-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 173-40-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1979 World Team Trials Finals

90 kg |

July 20 | Squaw Valley, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 172-40-5 Roy Baker USA Unknown
Loss 172-39-5 Roy Baker USA Unknown

1979 Pan American World Team Trials

90 kg | 2nd

June 2 | Concordia, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 172-38-5 Steve Day USA 20-7 Tech
Loss 171-38-5 Laurent Soucie USA 6-3
Loss 171-37-5 Roy Baker USA Unknown
Win 171-36-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 170-36-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1979 World Cup

90 kg | 2nd

March 31 | Toledo, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 169-36-5 Amir Dridi Tunisia Pin
Win 168-36-5 Pedro Nieves Cuba Pin
Win 167-36-5 Susumu Hirayama Japan Pin
Loss 166-36-5 Khasan Ortzev Soviet Union 13-2 Tech

1979 USWF Nationals

90 kg | 1st

March 22 | Madison, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 166-35-5 Dan Severn USA 7-5
Win 165-35-5 Mitch Hull USA 6-1
Loss 164-35-5 Eric Wais USA Unknown
Win 164-34-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 163-34-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1978 World Championships

90 kg | 5th

August 24 | Mexico City, Mexico

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 162-34-5 Uwe Neupert East Germany 14-6
Loss 162-33-5 Ivan Ginov Bulgaria 8-6
Win 162-32-5 Peter Neumair West Germany Pin
Win 161-32-5 Hashem Kolahi Iran Pin
Win 160-32-5 Geza Molnar Hungary Pin

1978 World Team Trials Finals

90 kg | 1st

July 6 | Squaw Valley, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 159-32-5 Laurent Soucie USA Decision
Win 158-32-5 Laurent Soucie USA Decision

1978 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 1st

April 13 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 157-32-5 Laurent Soucie USA 7-2
Win 156-32-5 Bud Palmer USA 17-8
Win 155-32-5 Roy Baker USA 9-6
Win 154-32-5 Mike Mann USA 21-6 Tech
Win 153-32-5 Verlyn Strellner USA 26-11 Tech
Win 152-32-5 Dan Severn USA 18-2 Tech
Win 151-32-5 Bill Bragg USA 12-4
Win 150-32-5 George Mink USA Pin

1978 Wisconsin USWF Open

100 kg | 1st

April 7 | Oshkosh, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 149-32-5 Scott Jerabek USA 10-3
Win 148-32-5 Bruce FanFan USA Unknown
Win 147-32-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 146-32-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 145-32-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1977 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 1st

April 7 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 144-32-5 Laurent Soucie USA 6-2
Win 143-32-5 Eric Wais USA 15-3 Tech
Win 142-32-5 Glenn Vissers USA Pin
Win 141-32-5 Tom Hazell USA Pin
Win 140-32-5 Verlyn Strellner USA 26-11 Tech
Win 139-32-5 Mitch Hull USA Pin
Win 138-32-5 Doug Klenovich USA Pin

1976 Olympic Games

90 kg | 2nd

July 27 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 137-32-5 Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union 11-5
Win 137-31-5 Horst Stottmeister East Germany 13-8
Win 136-31-5 Pawel Kurczewski Poland 13-4
Win 135-31-5 Barbaro Morgan Cuba Pin
Win 134-31-5 Yoshiaki Yatsu Japan Pin
Win 133-31-5 Shukri Lyutviev Bulgaria 14-13
Win 132-31-5 Stelica Morcov Romania 7-4

1976 Olympic Team Trials Finals

90 kg | 1st

June 18 | Brockport, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 131-31-5 Laurent Soucie USA 8-3

1976 Olympic Team Trials

90 kg | 1st

May 13 | Cleveland, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 130-31-5 Tom Hazell USA Unknown
Win 129-31-5 Laurent Soucie USA 10-3
Win 128-31-5 Pete Leiskau USA Pin
Win 127-31-5 Mike Allison USA 20-0 Tech
Win 126-31-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 125-31-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 124-31-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1976 Olympic Regional Qualifier

90 kg | 1st

April 23 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 123-31-5 Steve Lovrien USA 22-7 Tech
Win 122-31-5 Dennis Stearns USA Unknown
Win 121-31-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1976 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 1st

April 1 | Cleveland, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 120-31-5 Terry Paice Canada Pin
Win 119-31-5 Vince Paolano USA Pin
Win 118-31-5 Tom Hazell USA Pin
Win 117-31-5 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 116-31-5 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 115-31-5 Unknown Unknown 18-0 Tech

1976 USWF Nationals

90 kg | 1st

March 26 | Madison, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 114-31-5 Tom Hazell USA Pin
Win 113-31-5 Verlyn Strellner USA Pin
Win 112-31-5 Dennis Stearns USA Injury Default
Win 111-31-5 Ron Jeidy USA 15-0 Tech
Win 110-31-5 Chris Spinnato USA Pin

1976 USA vs Poland Dual

90 kg |

February 15 | Giotrkow, Poland

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 109-31-5 Tomasz Busse Poland Decision

1976 USA vs Poland Dual

90 kg |

February 14 | Warsaw, Poland

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 108-31-5 Tomasz Busse Poland Decision

1976 USA vs Poland Dual

90 kg |

February 10 | Radom, Poland

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 107-31-5 Pawel Kurczewski Poland Decision

1976 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

February 5 | Makhachkala, Russia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 107-30-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1976 Tbilisi Grand Prix

90 kg | 2nd

January 30 | Tbilisi, Georgia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 107-29-5 Bekham Tungaev Soviet Union Decision
Loss 107-28-5 Ilya Mate Soviet Union 6-5
Win 107-27-5 R Ruderman Soviet Union Decision
Win 106-27-5 G Minin Soviet Union Decision
Win 105-27-5 Seidov Bulgaria Pin

1976 World Team Exhibition

90 kg |

January 25 | Clarion, PA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 104-27-5 Bill Shuffstall USA Pin

1975 Panther Freestyle Open

89 kg | 1st

December 20 | Cedar Rapids, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 103-27-5 Pete Leiskau USA Unknown
Win 102-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 101-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1975 Great Plains Open

86 kg | 1st

November 14 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 100-27-5 Pete Leiskau USA Unknown
Win 99-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 98-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 97-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 96-27-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1975 Pan American Games

90 kg | 1st

October 19 | Mexico City, Mexico

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 95-27-5 Terry Paice Canada Pin
Win 94-27-5 Barbaro Morgan Cuba Pin
Win 93-27-5 Javier Serrano Mexico Pin

1975 World Championships

100 kg | 4th

September 15 | Minsk, Belarus

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 92-27-5 Harald Buettner East Germany Decision
Win 92-26-5 Claude Pilon Canada Pin
Loss 91-26-5 Dimo Kostov Bulgaria Decision
Win 91-25-5 Max Schroeger West Germany Pin
Win 90-25-5 Petr Drozda Czechoslovakia Decision

1975 World Team Trials Finals

90 kg | 2nd

August 11 | Forksville, PA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 87-25-5 Russ Hellickson USA 6-4
Loss 87-24-5 Russ Hellickson USA 7-2
Win 87-23-5 Tom Hazell USA Unknown
Win 86-23-5 Tom Hazell USA Unknown

1975 World Team Trials Finals

100 kg | 1st

August 11 | Forksville, PA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 89-25-5 Greg Wojciecowski AAU#!? USA Unknown
Win 88-25-5 Greg Wojciecowski AAU#!? USA Unknown

1975 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 2nd

March 20 | Bloomington, IN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 85-23-5 Tom Hazell USA Pin
Loss 84-23-5 Russ Hellickson USA 7-3
Win 84-22-5 Richard Rotheiser USA Pin
Win 83-22-5 Eric Stuhr USA Pin
Win 82-22-5 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 81-22-5 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 80-22-5 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1975 National Clubs Invitational

90 kg |

February 16 | Glenview, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 79-22-5 Mike McCready USA 5-3
Win 78-22-5 Mayor Daley in consolations USA Unknown
Win 77-22-5 Geoff Baum USA Unknown

1973 World Championships

90 kg | 3rd

September 6 | Tehran, Iran

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 76-22-5 Horst Stottmeister East Germany Pin
Win 76-21-5 Dimo Kostov Bulgaria Pin
Win 75-21-5 Reza Khorrami Iran Decision
Loss 74-21-5 Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union Pin
Win 74-20-5 Karoly Bajko Hungary Pin
Win 73-20-5 Dimitrios Spirodopollos Greece Pin

1973 World Team Trials Finals

90 kg |

August 12 | Lancaster, PA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 72-20-5 Vince Paolano USA 3-0
Win 71-20-5 Vince Paolano USA 9-3

1973 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

June 1 | NYC, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 70-20-5 Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union 6-2

1973 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

May 23 | Madison, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 70-19-5 Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union 7-2

1973 World Cup

90 kg | 2nd

May 19 | Toledo, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 70-18-5 Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union 5-4
Win 70-17-5 Makoto Kamada Japan 13-2 Tech
Win 69-17-5 Elvin Martin Canada Pin

1973 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 1st

April 26 | Waukegan, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 68-17-5 Vince Paolano USA Draw 4-4
Win 68-17-4 Willie Williams USA Unknown
Win 67-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 66-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 65-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 64-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 63-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 62-17-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1973 Les Armes Olympic Review

90 kg |

April 15 | Bloomington, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 61-17-4 Willie Williams USA 1-0

1973 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

February 13 | Leningrad, Russia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 60-17-4 V Marshanyan Soviet Union Decision

1973 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

February 10 | Baku, Azerbaijan

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 59-17-4 Bekham Tungaev Soviet Union Draw

1973 USA vs USSR Dual

90 kg |

February 7 | Yerevan, Armenia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 59-17-3 Gennady Strakhov Soviet Union Draw

1973 Tbilisi Grand Prix

90 kg | 1st

February 3 | Tbilisi, Georgia

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 59-17-2 Gennady Strakhov Soviet Union 2-1
Win 58-17-2 Pawel Kurczewski Poland 4-2
Win 57-17-2 Barbaro Morgan Cuba Pin
Win 56-17-2 Unknown Soviet Union Decision
Win 55-17-2 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 54-17-2 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1972 Olympic Games

90 kg | 1st

August 27 | Munich, West Germany

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 53-17-2 Rusi Petrov Bulgaria Pin
Win 52-17-2 Barbaro Morgan Cuba Pin
Win 51-17-2 Reza Khorrami Iran Decision
Draw 50-17-2 Gennady Strakhov Soviet Union 2-2 Draw
Win 50-17-1 Raul Garcia Mexico Pin
Win 49-17-1 Pawel Kurczewski Poland 7-4

1972 Olympic Team Trials Finals

90 kg | 1st

July 27 | Minneapolis, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 48-17-1 Russ Hellickson USA 9-2

1972 Olympic Team Trials

90 kg | 1st

June 22 | Anoka, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 47-17-1 Russ Hellickson USA Pin
Win 46-17-1 Rick Arnold USA 12-1 Tech
Win 45-17-1 Ben Ohai USA 2-0
Win 44-17-1 Willie Williams USA 3-1
Win 43-17-1 Randy Corn USA Pin
Win 42-17-1 Chris Stapleton USA 10-2

1972 Olympic Regional Qualifier

90 kg | 1st

April 14 | Iowa City, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 41-17-1 Chris Stapleton USA Pin
Win 40-17-1 Evan Johnson USA Pin
Win 39-17-1 Paul Zander USA Forfeit
Win 38-17-1 Unknown USA Pin
Win 37-17-1 Unknown USA Pin
Win 36-17-1 Unknown USA 31-0 Tech

1972 Private Match - 82 kg wrestle off

82 kg |

April 7 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 35-17-1 John Peterson USA 1 pt Decision

1972 USWF Nationals

90 kg | 4th

March 31 | Stillwater, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 35-16-1 Russ Hellickson USA 2-1
Loss 35-15-1 Bill Harlow USA 8-0
Win 35-14-1 Geoff Baum USA 3-2
Win 34-14-1 Jim Duschen USA 4-2

1972 USA vs USSR Dual

100 kg |

March 20 | Anoka, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 33-14-1 Shota Lomidze Soviet Union 8-2

1971 World Team Trials Finals

90 kg |

August 14 | Annapolis, MD

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 33-13-1 Dave Curby USA Pin
Loss 32-13-1 Russ Hellickson USA 4-1

1971 World Team Trials

90 kg | 1st

August 9 | Annapolis MD

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 32-12-1 Buck Deadrich USA 3-1
Win 31-12-1 Randy Forrest USA 5-1
Win 30-12-1 Dave Curby USA 13-0 Tech
Win 29-12-1 Tom Jones USA Pin

1971 Pan American Trials

90 kg | 3rd

May 7 | Midwest City, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 28-12-1 Fletcher Carr USA 3-1
Draw 28-11-1 Russ Hellickson USA 3-3 draw
Win 28-11 Wayne Baughman USA Unknown
Loss 27-11 Willie Williams USA 6-2
Win 27-10 Dave Porter USA 13-0 Tech

1970 Great Plains Open

86 kg | 1st

December 18 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 26-10 Rich Binek USA 4-2
Win 25-10 Verlyn Strellner USA 17-0 Tech
Win 24-10 Bill McCaulley USA 7-1
Win 23-10 Steve Clark USA 5-1
Win 22-10 Willie Williams USA 11-3
Win 21-10 Mike Dorr USA 6-0
Win 20-10 Allen Rubesh USA 16-0 Tech

1970 World Team Trials

82 kg |

June 13 | Superior, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 19-10 Alex Porter USA 6-3
Win 19-9 Steve DeVries USA 7-0

1970 AAU Nationals

90 kg | 8th

April 16 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 18-9 Henk Schenk USA 3-1
Loss 18-8 Tom Peckham USA Pin
Win 18-7 James Oesar USA 20-0 Tech
Win 17-7 Danny Naleppa USA Pin

1969 Phoenix College Christmas Freestyle

90 kg | 3rd

December 19 | Phoenix, AZ

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 16-7 Chuck Jean or Lanny Westbrook USA Unknown
Win 16-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 15-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 14-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 13-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1969 Great Plains Open

87 kg | 1st

December 12 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 12-6 Don Gillespie USA 7-1
Win 11-6 Keith Burchett USA 9-0
Win 10-6 Greg Todd USA 5-0
Win 9-6 Walter McNeela USA 2-1

1969 AAU Nationals

82 kg |

April 10 | Waterloo, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 8-6 Jeff Stephens USA Pin
Loss 8-5 Bob Anderson USA 6-0
Win 8-4 Tim Del Toro USA 12-1 Tech

1968 Great Plains Open

80 kg | 5th

December 20 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 7-4 John Lightner USA Pin
Win 7-3 James Haug USA 3-2
Loss 6-3 Chuck Jean USA 9-0
Win 6-2 Larry Lyons USA 16-0 Tech

1968 Olympic Team Trials

87 kg |

May 9 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 5-2 Chuck Jean USA 19-5 Tech
Loss 5-1 Russ Camilleri USA Pin

1968 Olympic Regional Qualifier

87 kg | 1st

March 29 | River Falls, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 5-0 Leo Liskow USA Pin
Win 4-0 Unknown USA Pin
Win 3-0 Unknown USA 9-3
Win 2-0 Unknown USA 8-2

1963 World Cup Team Trials

90 kg | 1st

May 11 | Toledo, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 1-0 Willie Williams USA 17-3 Tech