A story of courage and determination, we want to celebrate the story of the wrestler Anthony Robles.
Anthony Robles is an athlete that has fought against adversity and became a champion against the odds. Robles was born with only one leg, and has refused to wear a prosthetic alternative. Despite his disability, Robles chose to become a wrestler at school, and became an all-American on three separate occasions.
He started his collegiate wrestling career in 2007-08 and in his final year of eligibility (2010–11), he went undefeated, going 36-0 on the year, becoming a three-time Pac-10 champion (defeating Jason Lara from Oregon State in the final, and a national champion, beating the defending 125-pound NCAA Champion, Iowa’s Matt McDonough, 7-1 in the final. For his efforts, Robles was voted the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Having spent some years unbeaten, Robles ended his wrestling career with a win record of 122 victories from 145 fights.
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