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LONDON - Jake Varner of the United States won the Olympic wrestling gold in men's 96-kilogram freestyle Sunday, beating Valerii Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0.
The victory gave the U.S. multiple Olympic gold-medal winners in men's wrestling for the first time since 1996.
Varner joins Jordan Burroughs, who won the 74-kilo freestyle category on Friday night, as Olympic champions.
Varner will also collect a $250,000 bonus from the Living the Dream Medal Fund that supports American wrestling.
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