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Rick Sanders

Olympic wrestler from the United States

  • Fame45.4
  • Momentum22.7
  • Wikipedia261
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Lived 1945–1972, aged 27United States
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    12 languages
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  • Era
    1945–1972
    Aged 27
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Updated 2026-08-12

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.

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