Brock University Athletics

Richard DesChatelets served as the head coach for the Brock wrestling team from 1981 to 2007.  

As an athlete, DesChatelets represented Canada in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games in men’s freestyle wrestling in the middleweight category (=82 kilograms).  

Over his distinguished wrestling career, DesChatelets was a six-time national champion, a two-time Commonwealth Games champion (1978, 1982) and a Canada Cup champion. He also earned silver and bronze medals at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1979 Junior World Championships and three bronze medals at the World Cup.  

Over 26 seasons as Brock’s head coach, DesChatelets guided the team to 22 OUA championships (15 men’s, 7 women’s) and 13 CIS championships (12 men’s, 1 women’s). During his time at Brock, he was named OUA Coach of the Year 11 times and CIS Coach of the Year nine times. 

DesChatelets served as the Assistant Director of Athletics at Brock University for 28 years. In 1981, he founded the Niagara Wrestling Club, now known as the Brock Wrestling Club. 

Internationally, DesChatelets coached the Canadian world team from 1997 to 1999 and served as the head coach of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000, coaching gold medallist Daniel Igali. He was also the head coach of the junior national team from 1987 to 1989 during which Chris Wilson won the Junior World Championships in 1989. 

DesChatelets has been inducted into three Hall of Fames, which include the Canadian Hall of Fame, the University of Guelph Hall of Fame and the West Nipissing Hall of Fame in his hometown of Sturgeon Falls, ON.