Q2150517
Rick Sanders
Olympic wrestler from the United States
| Bio | Richard Joseph "Rick" Sanders was an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and 1969 World Championships, finishing second at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1967 World Championships. After the 1972 Olympics, while traveling to Greece, he was killed in a car accident in Skopje, Yugoslavia. In 1987, Sanders was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.2 |
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| Born | 1945 Jan 201 |
| Died | 1972 Oct 181 |
| Occupation | amateur wrestler1 |
| Cause of death | traffic collision1, accidental death2 |
| Status | Confirmed: Rick Sanders is a 27 Club member |