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Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, defeating Russia's three-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin in the final; Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition.
Jun 3, 2020 · Rulon GARDNER. Wrestling. Rulon | Five Rings Films. At the 2000 Olympic Games, American wrestler Rulon Gardner beat the unbeatable and became an overnight sensation.
Mar 31, 2021 · Rulon Gardner caused one of the greatest upsets in Olympic wrestling history when he won gold at Olympic Games Sydney 2000. His opponent in the 130kg Greco-Roman final was ‘The Russian bear’ Aleksandr Karelin, a three-time Olympic champion who had not lost an international bout in 13 years.
Sep 24, 2020 · Twenty years after pulling one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history, wrestler Rulon Gardner is motivating kids and clients—and himself.
Read about Rulon Gardner's childhood, wrestling career, Olympic journey, his near death experience in 2002, his biggest loser experience, the writing of his autobiography, and his continuing career as motivational speaker, teacher, and insurance agent.
Dec 28, 2019 · Rulon Gardner became the first man to beat Alexander Karelin, who was riding a 13-year unbeaten streak, in international competition when he won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Games....
Rulon Gardner. August 16, 1971 - Present. Rulon Gardner cartwheeled into the hearts of all Americans when he upset the seemingly invincible Russian Alexander Karelin at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Joe Rau was a shy, chunky, wrestling-obsessed kid of nine years old when he sat down with his dad to watch their little-known and even less fancied compatriot Rulon Gardner in the Greco-Roman men’s super-heavyweight gold-medal bout at the Olympic Games Sydney 2000.
Five Rings Films presents the incredible story of wrestler Rulon Gardner, who shocked the world at the 2000 Olympic Games, became an American icon overnight, and then survived multiple near-death experiences, crushing weight gain, and bankruptcy to emerge undefeated.
Jul 20, 2020 · Twenty years ago at the Sydney Olympics, Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner pulled off one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Russian super heavyweight Aleksandr Karelin hadn’t lost an...
