About Mr. DeAnda

Tony DeAnda grew up in South Sioux City, Neb. His wrestling career took off at Augustana College where he received All-America honors in 1992-93. He was also a five-time Mexican national champion and a three-time U.S. National’s place winner. In 2005, he became Real Pro Wrestling’s first Champion at 60kg.

DeAnda started coaching in 1996 at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Neb. In 2000, he coached at Briar Cliff College, but returned to his alma mater, Bishop Heelan Catholic High School, in 2004. He took the assistant coaching position at the U.S. Olympic Education Center in the summer of 2005 until fall of 2011. In 2010 he conducted an Olympic Solidarity Coaches Seminar for the International Olympic Committee in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

As a coach, during the 2011 Cadet World Championships, he coached a world champ as well as a silver medal winner. In 2010 he had the team champions during the Youth Olympic Pan-Am Qualifying Event and the Senior Pan-Am Championships. In 2008 and 2009, he coached team champions during the Cadet and Junior Pan-Am Championships back to back years.

As an athlete, Tony DeAnda was a 2005 Real Pro Wrestling National Champion while being ranked in the top 10 in the USA during the 2001-05 timeframe. DaAnda was a three-time national place winner and a three-time World and Olympic Trials Place winner. He was a five-time national champion with Mexico. DeAnda was a bronze medal winner during the 2003 Pan American Games.