Dennis Koslowski
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| Full name | Dennis Marwin Koslowski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 16, 1959 (age 65) Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Minnesota-Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Minnesota Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Marwin Koslowski (born August 16, 1959) is an American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler. He was born in Watertown, South Dakota. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1988, and won a silver medal in 1992. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
Koslowski is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Morris, where he was a stand-out wrestler along with twin brother Duane. He was a two time NCAA Division III national champion, two-time Northern Intercollegiate Conference champion and a three-time NCAA III All-American; he also played football as an offensive linesman. He is a member of the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame.
Koslowski briefly competed as a professional wrestler for Japanese shoot style promotion UWF International. On December 20, 1992, he fought UWFi's top star Nobuhiko Takada in a losing effort at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. He wrestled a further eight time, with his final match coming almost a year later on December 5, 1993, where he lost to Kiyoshi Tamura.
Since retiring from sports, Koslowski works as a chiropractor for his own practice.