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{{short description|American wrestler (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Dennis Hall
| image = 
| image_size = 145px
| caption = 
| fullname = Dennis William Hall
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 5, 1971}}
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| country = United States
| team = USA
| sport = [[Wrestling]]
| event = [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]]
| club = [[Sunkist Kids|Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club]]
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Greco-Roman wrestling]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg|57&nbsp;kg]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 World Wrestling Championships|1995 Atlanta]] |57 kg}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1994 World Wrestling Championships|1994 Istanbul]] |57 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] | [[Wrestling at the 1995 Pan American Games|57&nbsp;kg]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | [[Wrestling at the 1999 Pan American Games|58&nbsp;kg]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Wrestling Championships|Pan American Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2000 Cali | 58 kg }}
}}

'''Dennis William Hall''' (born February 5, 1971) is an American former [[Greco-Roman Wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]]. Hall was a 10-time US National Champion, a World Champion, and 3-time USA [[Olympic Games|Olympian]]. He won a silver medal at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Olympics]].

Hall attended [[Hartford Union High School]] and began his career by defeating a two-time senior state champion named Mark Riggs in the state finals as a freshman. Hall finished his prep career with a 146-1-1 prep record including 110 [[Pin (amateur wrestling)|pins]], earning three individual [[Wisconsin]] state titles.  During his high school years he was also a three-time Junior National Greco Champion and World Team member. He was Wisconsin's first Dream Team All-American.

Hall attended the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] on a full scholarship for one year. He realized that in order for him to reach his full potential as an international Greco wrestler, he would need to train differently than he would for [[collegiate wrestling]]. He dropped out of school to train, travel and compete with the US Greco team.  Hall was named USA Wrestling Man of the Year in 1995 as well as three time Greco-Roman athlete of the year in 1994, 1995 and 1996.

Hall also competed at the [[amateur wrestling]] vs [[Submission wrestling|submission grappling]] event ''The Contenders'' on October 11, 1997, losing to [[Joao Roque]] by decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Contenders 1997 |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/68641-the-contenders-1997 |website=Tapology |date=November 10, 1997}}</ref> He made his mixed martial arts debut on January 17, 1998 against [[Noboru Asahi]], losing via armbar in the second round.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Hall |url=https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dennis-Hall-1244 |website=Sherdog |access-date=2023-05-20}}</ref>

Now retired from competitive wrestling, Hall lives in [[Plover, Wisconsin]].

In 2011, Hall was inducted into the [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|National Wrestling Hall of Fame]] as a Distinguished Member.<ref>[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/2489 Dennis Hall]. ''National Wrestling Hall of Fame''. Retrieved September 18, 2022.</ref>

==Notable achievements==
* World Bronze Medalist 1994
* World Champion 1995
* Olympic Silver Medalist 1996
* 3X High School State Champion
* 3X Junior National US Champion
* Espoir National Champion
* 10X US Open National Champion
* 3X Pan Am Champion

==Submission grappling record==
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;"
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Result'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Opponent'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Method'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Event'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Date'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Round'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Time'''
| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Notes'''
|-
| {{no2}}Loss || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Roque]] || Decision || The Contenders || 1997 || 1 || 10:00 ||
|-
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==Mixed martial arts record==
{{MMA record start}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|align=center|0-1
|{{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Noboru Asahi]]
|Submission (Armbar)
|[[1998 in Shooto#Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 1|Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 1]]
|{{dts|1998|January|17}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:18
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
|
{{end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050824042738/http://www.huhs.org/activities/wrestling/ Hartford Union High School Wrestling Site]
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_22057.htm Dennis Hall's U.S. Olympic Team bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20040823030619/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_22057.htm |date=2004-08-23 }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104718/http://worldgoldwrestling.com/ Dennis Halls Training Website]}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/dennis-hall-1.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925051552/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/dennis-hall-1.html|archivedate=2015-09-25}}

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