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FAX (4121) 323 60 73
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Birthplace: |
New Jersey |
| Nationality: |
American |
He
started his quest for world dominance after completing
his collegiate wrestling career at Indiana State
University where he was a three-time All-American
and a 1982 NCAA champion. He has also served as
the President of USA Wrestling. |
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| AWARDS |
| Olympic
Medals |
Gold:
2 (84,
92) Silver:
(88) Bronze:
1 (96) |
| World
Championships |
3-time
World Champion (86,
93, 95), 2-time
World Silver Medalist (89, 90) , 4-time
World Bronze Medalist (83,
85, 87, 94) |
| World
Cup Championships |
8-time
World Cup Champion (1984-86,
1989-91, 1994, 1997) |
| Pan
American Games |
3-time
Pan American Games Champion
(1987, 1991, 1995) |
| Goodwill
Games |
Goodwill
Games Champion (86) |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
It
was in 1982 also that he became a world team member
for the first time, winning a bronze medal for the United
States at the 1983 World Championship in Kiev, Russia.
But it was at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games that
the world began to take notice as he became the Olympic
Champion and America's first gold medalist in 60 years
of super heavyweight wrestling.
Four years after his silver medal performance at the
Seoul Olympics, his gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics
put him into the record book as the first American wrestler
to ever medal in three consecutive Olympic competitions.
As he approached the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he shared
the record mark of 12 world medals with the legendary
Alexandre Medved of the former Soviet Union. Bruce's
medal count included two Olympic and three World Championship
gold medals. He is also tied with Alexander Karelin
for most World/Olympic medals with 13.
Prior to the start of wrestling competition in Atlanta,
he was selected captain of the USA Olympic Team and
honored by carrying the American flag for the opening
ceremonies. He went on to a bronze medal performance
providing the record-breaking 13 world medals, an honor
he now shares with Alexandre Karelin of the Russian
Federation. Bruce is one of just eight athletes in American
history to medal in four different Olympiads.
Five times he was selected as one of the top 10 finalists
for the James E. Sullivan Award to select the outstanding
amateur athlete in the United States, winning the honor
in 1995.
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