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San Marino’s Andy Barth, left, with his wife, Avery, was recently inducted in to two wrestling halls of fame.

It would certainly be a stretch to think that even 1% of all Americans are enshrined in any type of hall of fame, but for San Marino’s Andy Barth, the old adage of “lightning striking twice” came gloriously true.

Barth, who has spent the better part of his life participating in or supporting the sport of wrestling, was inducted into two different halls of fame in just a nine-day window.

On Friday, April 26, he was inducted into the Downstate—New York Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an Outstanding American. The event was held at the Melville Marriott on Long Island and Barth joined eight others who were either accomplished wrestlers, coaches or referees.

Across the nation on May 4, Barth was inducted into the California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, also as an Outstanding American. The event was held at the Laguna Hills Community Center where he was one of 13 similar honorees.

Barth, a former San Marino school board member and patron of many community causes, was in 2012 inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, again, as an Outstanding American. A collegiate wrestler at Columbia, Barth also earned entry into the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Hall of Fame in 2013.

He was also selected to serve as team leader for the United States men’s freestyle wrestling team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and escorted the squad during the opening and closing ceremonies.

Barth is also the founder of the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. Over the weekend of April 24–26, Titan Mercury’s men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle teams competed won the United States Open for the 6th consecutive year. Titan Mercury was also honored by receiving the initial Werner Holder Award going to the club that has most consistently contributed to the success and accomplishments of USA Wrestling in national and international competitions for the year.

“It is a great honor to be included in all three and especially to be inducted into two state chapters in the same year,” said Barth, as it is rare to be inducted into two state chapters in the same year.

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