Daniel Oliver "Dan" Brand (August 4, 1935 – February 10, 2015) was an American wrestler. He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he was an All-American in 1958.Nebraska's All-Americans. Retrieved 11 December 2007. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2011.Daniel Brand. nwhof.org. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Brand won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling (79 kg weight class) at the 1964 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tokyo. On the way to his medal, he defeated Theuni Van Wyk of the Netherlands, Tasuo Sasaki of Japan, and Faiz Muhammad of Pakistan. He lost his final match to Hasan Güngör of Turkey, who won the silver medal.The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee . Retrieved 11 December 2007.
Before the 1964 Olympics, Brand had won four straight titles in freestyle wrestling at the Amateur Athletic Union National Championships,AAU National Freestyle Champions. Retrieved 11 December 2007. along with three straight titles in Greco-Roman wrestling.AAU Greco-Roman National Championships. Retrieved 11 December 2007. Brand was a World bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1962 World Championships at 87 kg.
Brand also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, where he placed fifth.The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. Retrieved 11 December 2007. He died on February 10, 2015, at the age of 79.Daniel Brand's obituary
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