Lee Kemp

Lee Kemp, known as one of the greatest wrestlers in United States history, is a keynote speaker, educator, author and seminar presenter who has spoken in athletic and non-athletic settings throughout the United States and abroad. Lee was an Olympian in 1980 (but did not compete due to the American led Boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games), and was one of the coaches for the United States Freestyle Wrestling Team that competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, was America's first 3x World Champion (1978, 1979, 1982), and for 38 years was the youngest American World champion at age 21 when he won his first title in 1978. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Lee was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame, one of only six Americans inducted to date. Wrestling at the University of Wisconsin, Lee was a 4-time Division I NCAA finalist and a 3-Time NCAA Champion, and holds the 2nd longest Winning Streak in Division I Collegiate history with an unbeaten string of 101 consecutive matches. As an 18-year-old, true Freshman, a split referee's decision kept Lee from being the first 4-time NCAA Champion in US history. As an 18-year-old college sophomore Lee defeated the legendary Dan Gable in his last competitive match at the Northern Open in November 1975 when Dan was making a comeback attempt for the 1976 Olympic Games. Lee is an entrepreneur with an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is a frequent, on-air commentator, for ESPN providing analysis for major wrestling events. Lee Kemp is also the subject of a film documentary about his life entitled "Wrestled Away" The Lee Kemp Story, scheduled for completion in Fall of 2019. Lee resides in Sacramento, CA and has three adult children.