BY JIM WRIGHT Press & Sun-Bulletin Toni Copeland, the 18-year-old McDonough woman trying to become an Olympic wrestler, drowned Sunday with a friend while they were swimming in Lake Superior. Copeland was staying at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich.,…
By KEILA SZPALLER Tribune Staff Writer Wyoming farm boy turned Olympic wrestler Rulon Gardner will be in Great Falls next month giving a talk for the Montana Farmers Union’s 90th annual convention. “Because it’s our 90th, we really wanted to…
The retired Greco-Roman wrestler was in studio to talk to sports anchor Susie Wargin about life after wrestling and his new book “Never Stop Pushing”. However, business reporter Gregg Moss (who must have read the book) asked Rulon if he…
If you’re a fan of Bruce Baumgartner — the most decorated US wrestler in international competition, with four Olympic medals — you’ll want to get in on the bidding for this print of Bruce and Lou Roselli, autographed by the…
An Olympic wrestling mat autographed by Gold Medalist Cael Sanderson, Rulon Gardner, Dan Gable, Kevin Jackson, Tom Brands, John Smith, Silver Medalist Matt Gahfari, and World Champion Dremiel Byers. They are trying to raise money for Mark Strickland & his…
By BRAD KVEDERIS, Times-Herald sports writer Their friendship has developed into a lifelong bond, but the first encounter between former Vallejo High wrestling star Mark Munoz and Olympic silver medalist Jamill Kelly was over a pair of shoes. “We were…
Brooker, from wrestling match to rescue helicopter on Gulf Coast By MERI-JO BORZILLERI The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – This weekend, Anthony Brooker was supposed to be sweating in a singlet at the U.S. Olympic Training Center,…
Olympian hired as wrestling coach By fred david andzachary levine In filling the void left by wrestling coach Roger Reina, who departed after 19 seasons, Penn looked to the world’s biggest stage. The man they found was 2004 U.S. Olympic…
By DAVID MAYBERRY Star-Tribune staff writer There’s finally a book by a prominent athlete that — from cover to cover — is believable. Fittingly, Rulon Gardner wrote it. Instead of a chapter or more devoted to the tawdriness often highlighted…
You can own Rulon Gardner’s actual Athens Olympics retirement shoes! I found the eBay auction and you can get a piece of wrestling history today! Good Luck. 🙂
