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Dave Schultz

1959 - 1996

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David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler, and a seven-time World and Olympic medalist. He coached individuals and teams at the college level and also privately. Dave and his brother, wrestler Mark Schultz, both won gold at the same Olympics (1984). The Schultzes were one of three sets of brothers (the others are Buvaisar and Adam Saitiev, and Anatoli and Sergei Beloglazov) to win both World and Olympic championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Schultz is the 83rd most popular wrestler (up from 202nd in 2019), the 5,138th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,251st in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Dave Schultz ranks 83 out of 1,027. Before him are Rudolf Svensson, Wade Barrett, Kevin Nash, Roddy Piper, Vladimir Kozlov, and Richárd Weisz. After him are The Boogeyman, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Takehide Nakatani, Ibrahim Moustafa, and The Godfather.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Dave Schultz ranks 185. Before him are Jaime Rodríguez, Robert Barron, Wolf Hoffmann, Erwin Vandenbergh, Caroline Goodall, and Hovik Abrahamyan. After him are Gustavo Cerati, Éric Serra, Erhard Loretan, Susana Martinez, David Koresh, and Lawrence Stroll. Among people deceased in 1996, Dave Schultz ranks 150. Before him are Gyula Kállai, Pilar Lorengar, Tarō Okamoto, Chen Jingrun, Anni Steuer, and Akram al-Hawrani. After him are Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Bernhard Klodt, George Burns, Edmund Muskie, Imre Kovács, and Teodoro Fernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Schultz ranks 5,138 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Lomax (1915), Grace Bumbry (1937), Birdman (1969), Martha Hyer (1924), John Lewis (1920), and Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892). After him are Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Robert Monroe (1915), Rebecca Romijn (1972), Sam Rivers (1923), Joseph Leidy (1823), and Red Auerbach (1917).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Dave Schultz ranks 42. Before him are Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), Terry Funk (1944), Luke Harper (1979), R-Truth (1972), and Kevin Nash (1959). After him are The Boogeyman (1964), The Godfather (1961), Brock Lesnar (1977), Billy Gunn (1963), Ryback (1981), and Dutch Mantel (1949).

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