Tom Peckham

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRoy Thomas "Tom"•Peckham
Used nameTom•Peckham
Born28 December 1943 in Cresco, Iowa (USA)
Measurements188 cm / 87 kg
AffiliationsIowa State Cyclones, Ames (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Tom Peckham won three straight Iowa state championships in high school at Cresco, Iowa. He then attended Iowa State where he won the NCAA title his junior and senior years. He just missed a medal at the 1968 Olympics, placing fourth. Peckham was inducted into the Iowa High School Hall of Fame, and in 1985, the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 1981 he was the Grand March Escort at the Iowa high school wrestling tournament.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Tom Peckham
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 4