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Eric Olanowski is an Olympic wrestling broadcaster, journalist, producer and former NCAA Division I wrestler who serves as United World Wrestling’s Head of Media and Communications. He joined United World Wrestling in 2015 and has since has covered three Olympic Games—Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024—as well as 11 Senior World Championships and numerous age-group World Championships, Continental Championships, Ranking Series events and Olympic qualification tournaments.
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Before moving into international sports media, Olanowski competed at 125 pounds for Michigan State University, where he was NCAA Qualifier and Big Ten Championship place-winner. Following his competitive career, Olanowski began broadcasting college wrestling, including working as a color commentator for Big Ten Network and ESPN. His ability to combine technical knowledge with storytelling earned him the National Wrestling Media Association’s Broadcaster of the Year award for the 2015–16 season.
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At United World Wrestling, Olanowski’s responsibilities extend far beyond commentary. He oversees and contributes to UWW’s international media strategy, live-event coverage, athlete interviews, written reporting, social-media content, documentaries, promotional campaigns and championship storytelling. Throughout his career, Olanowski has interviewed many of the sport’s most accomplished figures, including Aleksandr KARELIN (RUS), Hasan YAZDANI (IRI), Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO), David TAYLOR (USA), Takuto OTOGURO (JPN), Sergei BELOGLAZOV (RUS), Jordan BURROUGHS (USA), Helen MAROULIS (USA), Yui SUSAKI (JPN), Taha AKGUL (TUR) and Rei HIGUCHI (JPN), among numerous other Olympic and world champions.
