Dennis Koslowski

Not to be confused with Dennis Kozlowski (born 1959).

Dennis Koslowski

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Marwin Koslowski
Born	August 16, 1959 (1959-08-16) (age 65) Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	100 kg
Event(s)	Greco-Roman Folkstyle
College team	Minnesota-Morris
Club	Minnesota Wrestling Club
Team	USA
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 kg 1988 Seoul 100 kg World Championships 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 100 kg Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 100 kg 1987 Indianapolis 100 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing Minnesota-Morris NCAA Division III Championships 1980 New London 190 lb 1982 Cortland Heavyweight

Dennis Marwin Koslowski (born August 16, 1959) is an American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler. He was born in Watertown, South Dakota. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1988, and won a silver medal in 1992. In 2009, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.

Koslowski is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Morris, where he was a stand-out wrestler along with twin brother Duane. He was a two time NCAA Division III national champion, two-time Northern Intercollegiate Conference champion and a three-time NCAA III All-American; he also played football as an offensive linesman. He is a member of the University of Minnesota Morris and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame.

Koslowski briefly competed as a professional wrestler for Japanese shoot style promotion UWF International. On December 20, 1992, he fought UWFi's top star Nobuhiko Takada in a losing effort at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. He wrestled a further eight time, with his final match coming almost a year later on December 5, 1993, where he lost to Kiyoshi Tamura.

Since retiring from sports, Koslowski works as a chiropractor for his own practice.