9. Ken Patera
Before there was Mark Henry, Chad Gable or Kurt Angle, there was Ken Patera, the original pro wrestling Olympian.
Despite winning a gold medal at the 1971 Pan-American Games, Patera never won any Olympic medals. He excelled at one event — the clean and press — and often had a hard time competing with more rounded lifters who could out-total him.
After the clean and press was eliminated from competition, Patera retired from lifting to try his hand at wrestling, becoming a member of the Heenan Family and an early Intercontinental champion.
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