Anthony Robles
American wrestler (born 1988)
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- Anthony Robles (born July 15, 1988) is an American wrestler who won the 2011 NCAA individual wrestling national championship in the 125-pound weight class, despite being born with only one leg.
- Youth Robles was born with only one leg for unknown reasons, but refused to wear a prosthetic leg, removing it at the age of 3.
- He endeavored to work around his missing leg, strengthening his body with various exercises.
- He began wrestling in the eighth grade, joining in while watching one of his older cousins practice.
- Robles benefited, however, from tremendous grip strength from his use of crutches.
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WikipediaAnthony Robles (born July 15, 1988) is an American wrestler who won the 2011 NCAA individual wrestling national championship in the 125-pound weight class, despite being born with only one leg. He is the author of the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion (Gotham Books), which was published in September 2012.
Robles was born with only one leg for unknown reasons, but refused to wear a prosthetic leg, removing it at the age of 3. Due to his leg missing all the way up to the hip, he has no stump to attach a prosthetic limb to. He endeavored to work around his missing leg, strengthening his body with various exercises. When Robles was in the sixth grade, he set a record for the most pushups by a member of his school. He began wrestling in the eighth grade, joining in while watching one of his older cousins practice.
As a freshman at Mesa High School, Robles had a record of 5–8 and ranked last in the city of Mesa, Arizona, disadvantaged by being 10 pounds underweight for his weight class. Robles benefited, however, from tremendous grip strength from his use of crutches. After intensive training, Robles found that he could use his unusually high center of gravity to defend against attack, and became skilled at several offensive moves including one he created. In his second year, Robles was ranked sixth in Arizona. His junior and senior years, Robles went 96–0 and won two Arizona state championships. Robles also won a national championship as a senior, and finished his high school wrestling career with a record of 129–15.
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