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i don’t really follow wrestling, so fill me in: what’s the highest accolade or award you can receive in wrestling? is it a gold medal in olympics, world championship, ncaa, or something else? i know in some sports (e.g., boxing) gold medal is not necessarily seen as highest honor, even though it’s obviously impressive. in wrestling, is the gold medal the single greatest claim to being “the best in the world?”
certainly henry cejudo has to be the most accomplished olympian in ufc, although you could make the argument for ronda rousey based on her number of title defenses. of course rousey fought weaker competition, but she leaned more on her olympic skillset than cejudo did. honorable mentions for yoel romero and dan henderson for being two of the best never to win titles.
also, honorable mention to ben askren for setting the record for fastest ko.
Gold medal would be the pinnacle sir.
World championships are right after that in my eyes.