Jeff Blatnick

Jeff Blatnick

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1957-07-26

  • Day of Death

    2012-10-24 (55 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Niskayuna, New York, USA

Biography

Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Blatnick was an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator. He won NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships in 1978 and 1979 and won the Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1984 after battling back from cancer. During his wrestling days, he and Dan Severn were in the same U.S. National Wrestling Team.

Acting