Richard Sanders (wrestler)
(1945-1972)
Olympic wrestler
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Richard Joseph "Rick" Sanders (January 20, 1945 – October 18, 1972) 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.
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20 January 1945 Lakeview, Oregon, U.S.
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18 October 1972 (aged 27) Skopje, Yugoslavia
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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