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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nathanael Leedom Ackerman[1] |
| Nationality | British/American |
| Born | (1978-03-04) March 4, 1978[1] New York, New York, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Dave Schultz Wrestling Club |
Nathanael Leedom Ackerman (born March 4, 1978),[1] known as Nate Ackerman, is a British-American mathematician and wrestler. He is the son of Peter Ackerman and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman.
Biography
Ackerman was born in New York City, New York, United States to Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Peter Ackerman. He was educated at the American School in London[2] and then Harvard University, where he graduated in June 2000.
Ackerman competed in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games as part of the Great Britain National Team.[3] He also competed in the 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011 World Championships.[4] Ackerman's best international finish was fifth at the 2011 Commonwealth Championship.[1]
Ackerman was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at welterweight in 2002 and 2004.[5]
He received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2006 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[6][7]
References
- "Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon (GBR)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- Brehm, Denise (13 August 2004), "MIT brains, brawn and bright lights go to Athens Olympics", MIT News, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Phillips, Michael (25 May 2004). "Britain's only wrestler grapples with a crowd". Athens 2004. The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- Ackerman, Nathanael Leedon (GBR). FILA Wrestling Database. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.
- "British Senior Champions 2002 to 2008". British Wrestling. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- Nate Ackerman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- Nathanael Leedom Ackerman (2006). On Quantifier Rank Spectrum of L-Infinity-Omega (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology.