Bruce Baumgartner (born August 31, 1962, in Haledon, New Jersey) is a retired Americanamateur wrestler and current Director of Athletics for the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Haledon is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a liberal arts university in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and one of 14 schools associated with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. ...
Baumgartner is a four-time Olympian and owns four Olympic Medals: two gold, one silver and one bronze. He holds a Bachelors degree in education from Indiana State University. Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Before taking the mats in Atlanta, Baumgartner was honored by his fellow United States Olympic athletes when he was chosen to be captain of the USA Olympic Team and to carry the American flag for the Games Opening Ceremonies.
Baumgartner began his personal quest for gold in 1982 with his first "grand-slam" title as he captured the NCAA Division I national championship at Indiana State University.
His success in college was not limited to the mats as Baumgartner was honored by the NCAA as a "Top 5 Award" recipient for his athletic, leadership, and academic success as a collegiate student-athlete.
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