Coach / Contributor Robert Hermann, for more then 25 years has been involved with wrestling. He is a USA Wrestling Certified Bronze Level Greco-Roman Coach. Rob served as the head coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, which won three silver medals. He has been head coach and assistant coach for numerous USA Wrestling teams including the World Championships and Pan American Games. Coach Hermann has been the head coach of the U.S. Navy team, where he has developed a number of nationally ranked athletes. In 1998, USA Wrestling announced the creation of the South Region National Training Center in New Orleans. The project was designed to provide a world-class training site for potential World and Olympic-class wrestlers. Coach Hermann was one of the program's directors due to his strong background in coaching both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Rob, on two occasions, named USA Wrestling's Greco-Roman Coach of the year. 1976 - Florida State Champion 1978 - All Navy Champion - Greco (G/R), Freestyle (F/S) Interservice Silver Medal - F/S 1979 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Interservice Champion - F/S - G/R C.I.S.M. Silver Medal - G/R (Iraq) Runner-up PanAm Team Greco Roman Nationals - Third 1980 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Inerservice Silver Medal - G/R World Cup Team - G/R (Sweden) 1st Alternate Olympic Team 1981 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Interservice Runner-up - F/S - G/R Greco Nationals Runner-up 1982 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Interservice Champion - F/S - G/R Greco-Roman National Champion (voted Outstanding Wrestler) C.I.S.M. Champion - G/R, 2nd F/S (Venezuela) Greco-Roman World Team (Poland) Greco-Roman World Cup Team (Hungary) 1983 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Interservice Champion - G/R, 2nd F/S Greco-Romas National Champion Pam Am Team, Bronze Medal (Venezuela) Greco-Roman World Team (Kiev, Russia) 1984 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Interservice Champion - F/s, 2nd G/R Greco National Runner-up 1st Alternate Olympic Team, lost finals 3-2, 2-0 World Cup Team, G/R, Silver Medal (Finland) Navy Athlete of the Year 1985 - All Navy Champion - F/S - G/R Inerservice Champion - G/R - 2nd F/S Greco-Roman Nationals, 2nd World Team, G/R (Norway, 7th Place) World Cup Team, G/R (Sweden) 1986 - All Navy Champion Interservice Champion - G/R, F/S Greco-Roman Nationals, 2nd Member of National Champion Greco-Roman Team Member of first USA-USSR Greco-Roman Dual Meet (held in U.S.) 1987 - Greco Nationals (3rd Place) Olympic Festival (2nd Place) 1988 - Greco Nationals (3rd Place) Interservice Greco-Roman (1st Place) Olympic Team Alternate (1st Place) 1989 - Russian Tour (Coach) Concord International (3rd Place) Pan Am team (Coach) Olympic Festival (Coach) Interservice Greco-Roman (2nd Place) World Tour (Asst. Coach) 1990 - Russian Tour (Coach) Olympic Festival (Coach) Hean PanAm (Coach) 1991 - Poland Tour (Coach) Assistant World Team Coach Assistant World Cup Coach 1992 - Assistant Olympic Coach Head World Cup Coach 1993 - Cuba Tour Coach Poland Tour Coach Head World Team Coach Assistant World Cup Coach 1994 - Sweden/Norway Tour Coach Poland Tour Coach Assistant World Team Coach 1995 - Cuba Tour Coach Pan American Games Coach 1996 - Cuba Tour Coach Head U.S. Olympic Coach 1997 - Assistant World Team Coach Poland Tour Coach 1998 - Cuba Tour Coach World Team Staff Coach (Sweden) 1999 - Asst. World Team Coach 2000 - Asst. Olympic Coach