Daniel Brand

{{Short description|American wrestler (1935–2015)}}

{{distinguish|Daniel Brandt}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name = Daniel Brand

|image=Daniel Brand.JPG

|full_name = Daniel Oliver Brand

|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|08|04}}

|birth_place = Lincoln County, Tennessee, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|02|10|1935|08|04}}

|death_place = California, U.S.

|hometown = Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S.

|club = Olympic Club – San Francisco

|country = United States

|team = USA

|sport = Wrestling

|event = Freestyle, Greco-Roman, and Folkstyle

|collegeteam = Nebraska

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalBronze | 1964 Tokyo | 79 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1962 Toledo|87 kg}}

|show-medals = yes

}}

Daniel Oliver "Dan" Brand (August 4, 1935 – February 10, 2015) was an American wrestler. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was an All-America selection in 1958.[http://www.huskers.com/pdf5/94667.pdf?SPSID=446&SPID=28&DB_OEM_ID=100 Nebraska's All-Americans]. Retrieved 11 December 2007. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2011.[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/2487 Daniel Brand]. nwhof.org. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

Brand won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling (middleweight class) at the 1964 Summer Olympics, which were held in Tokyo. On the way to his medal, he defeated Theuni Van Wyk of the Netherlands, Tasuo Sasaki of Japan, and Faiz Muhammad of Pakistan. He lost his final match to Hasan Güngör of Turkey, who won the silver medal.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt2.pdf The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee]. Retrieved 11 December 2007. Before the 1964 Olympics, Brand had won four straight titles in freestyle wrestling at the Amateur Athletic Union National Championships,[http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/freestyle.pdf AAU National Freestyle Champions]. Retrieved 11 December 2007. along with three straight titles in Greco-Roman wrestling.[http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/greco_roman.pdf AAU Greco-Roman National Championships]. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

Brand also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, but placed fifth in his class and did not earn a medal.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202625/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt1.pdf The Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome: The Official Report of the Organizing Committee]. Retrieved 11 December 2007. He died on February 10, 2015, at the age of 79.[http://nwhof.org/blog/remembering-nwhof-distinguished-member-dan-brand/ Daniel Brand's obituary]