Townsend Saunders
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
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| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Lightweight | |
Townsend Saunders ( born April 20, 1967) is an Olympic silver medalist in wrestling who was a two-time All-American at Arizona State University. In 1987 Saunders became an NCAA Div. II National Champion for California State University-Bakersfield.
Known in college as "Junior" Saunders, he adopted his given name in international competition.
In 1985 he was a California State Runner-Up while wrestling for Torrance High School (Torrance, CA). Saunders competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, losing to Pat Miletich, and Lion's Den fighter Mikey Burnett.
Saunders married Tricia, a former fila International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, (female) wrestler and is the father of three children. Saunders currently works for University of Phoenix Online as a Director in the International Department.
[edit] External links
- Professional MMA record for Townsend Saunders from Sherdog
- Townsend "Junior" Saunders at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame site
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