Bruce Baumgartner
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Super heavyweight | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | Super heavyweight | |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | Super heavyweight | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Super heavyweight | |
Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born August 31, 1962, in Haledon, New Jersey) is a retired American amateur wrestler and current Director of Athletics for the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Baumgartner is a four-time Olympian and owns four Olympic Medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze. He holds a Bachelors degree in education from Indiana State University. In 1995, he was presented the James E. Sullivan Award by the Amateur Athletic Union as the outstanding amateur athlete in the U.S. He was sponsored through the New York Athletic Club.
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| Preceded by Par J. Arvidsson Rowdy Gaines Oliver Luck Kenneth W. Sims Lynette Woodard |
NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1983 Bruce Baumgartner John Elway Richard J. Giusto Charles F. Kiraly David R. Rimington |
Succeeded by John E. Frank Beth Heiden Terrell L. Hoage Stefan G. Humphries Steve Young |
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