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Dave Schultz: World Championship To Olympic Gold Medal

By admin | July 17, 2011

Ironically, Dave Schultz was nicknamed “Pudge” when he was younger because he was chubby and some of his teachers thought he had a mental disability. As it turns out, all he had was dyslexia. Against these odds, it did not take long for him to show his ability to win at wrestling and knowledge of the sport. Through junior high, high school and college, Dave Schultz won many titles, championships and tournaments. His impressive and consistent record lead him to win the 1983 World Championship and 1984 Olympics to win the gold medal.The full explanation can be found at http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nigeria-wins-3-gold-at-african-wrestling-championship-in-dakar/ Dave Schultz was a freestyle wrestler. Wresting takes a lot of muscle strength and stamina. In order to win a freestyle wresting match, one of the wrestlers must trap or pin the other on the mat. This style allows each wrestler to use their legs for offense and defense. American high school and college wrestling have different rules.

A popular and controversial freestyle wrestler is Gorgeous George, who wrestled in the 1940′s and was a popular television personality. He was popular because he wrestled professionally, but he was controversial because he was a very odd character and was considered a kind of ‘villian’ among other wrestlers because he talked dirty and it was questionable whether or not he would sometimes cheat.

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