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2012 OLYMPIC TEAM COACHES Shon Lewis Greco-Roman Coach member as an athlete,. Lewis was an Olympic C o l o r a d o Springs, is a past U.S. World Team coach and was a U.S. World Team Lewis, of Coach for the U.S. Greco- Roman wrestling team, which competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He is the personal coach for Dan Chandler Greco-Roman Coach time Olympian as an athlete. Chandler was the head Chandler, of Minneapolis, Minn, served as a coach of past U.S. O l y m p i c Teams and was a three- three athletes who have quali- fied for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team: Spenser Mango (55 kg), Justin Lester (66 kg) and Dremiel Byers (120 kg), all of the U.S. Army. Lewis served as head coach of the 2003 U.S. Greco- Roman World team that com- peted in Cretiel, France. He was the assistant coach coach of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman team in Sydney, Australia, which fin- ished with three medals and a team third-place finish. He is the club coach for 2012 U.S. Olympian Chas Betts of the Minnesota Storm. Chandler was the head coach of the 1995, 1997 and 1999 U.S. Greco-Roman World teams. The 1995 team placed in a tie for fourth in the team standings in Prague, Czech Republic. He was also a U.S. World of the 2002 U.S. Greco- Roman World Team, which placed fifth in the World Championships held in Moscow, Russia. The team was led by World champion Dremiel Byers. Lewis was a member of the coaching staff for a number of other U.S. World Teams, including the 2007 U.S. World team which won the team title. Lewis works as the head coach of the U.S. Army team. Lewis has been named Greco-Roman Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling four times. Lewis competed on the Team Coach in 2009 and 2011. USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Coach of the Year five times, the most by any coach. Chandler works as the state Chandler has been named James Johnson Greco-Roman Coach World Team member as an athlete. He is a club coach for 2012 Phoenix, has served as a coach of past U.S. Olympic and U.S. World Teams, and was a U.S. Johnson, of U.S. Olympian Ben Provisor of the Sunkist Kids. Johnson served as a World Team coach for the 2011 U.S. World Team in Istanbul, Turkey. Johnson was also on the 2009 U.S. World Team coaching staff in Herning, Denmark. Johnson has served as the head Greco-Roman coach for the Sunkist Kids for the last eight years. The Sunkist Kids has won the USA Wrestling Div. II national title in Greco-Roman the last four years and five of the last six years. He has an extensive coach- 1993 and 1999 U.S. World Championships teams. He also qualified for the 1998 U.S. World Team, but was unable to participate that year. coach for Minnesota USA Wrestling, coaching athletes in the state on all age levels. He also coaches the Minnesota Storm club, which features many of the best Greco- Roman athletes in the nation. The Minnesota Storm is among the most successful club teams on the national level, earning team honors on the Senior and age-group levels. He was a member of three U.S. Olympic teams (1976, 1980, 1984). Chandler com- peted in six World Championships, placing as high as fifth in 1979. 14 - 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide ing background on the college level. He has coached the heavyweight wrestlers for Grand Canyon University the last two years. For 10 years, he was an assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State, work- ing with head coach Bobby Douglas. Johnson won two Pan American Championships gold medals, and won a silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games. He was an NCAA qualifier for Kentucky. Johnson was the first wrestler from D.H. Conley High School to win a state wrestling title when he won the North Carolina state meet in 1976.