Baumgartner thinks U.S. wrestling is phenomenal
By Lynn Rutherford
TeamUSA.org
Four-time Olympic wrestler Bruce Baumgartner, who was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2002, could not have been happier watching Jordan Burroughs last week in New York City.
Burroughs joined three other U.S. freestyle wrestlers — Helen Maroulis, Adeline Gray and Kyle Snyder — in collecting $50,000 bonus checks from the Living the Dream Medal Fund as rewards for their world championships won in September in Las Vegas.
“I feel very, very good that this money is, number one, a bit of an incentive,” Baumgartner, a 1984 and 1992 Olympic champion, said.
“This money takes that hardship away,” he added. “I’m glad the wrestling community has come together and provided that opportunity.”
TeamUSA.org chatted with Baumgartner about his thoughts on the current state of wrestling.
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TeamUSA.org
Four-time Olympic wrestler Bruce Baumgartner, who was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 2002, could not have been happier watching Jordan Burroughs last week in New York City.
Burroughs joined three other U.S. freestyle wrestlers — Helen Maroulis, Adeline Gray and Kyle Snyder — in collecting $50,000 bonus checks from the Living the Dream Medal Fund as rewards for their world championships won in September in Las Vegas.
“I feel very, very good that this money is, number one, a bit of an incentive,” Baumgartner, a 1984 and 1992 Olympic champion, said.
“This money takes that hardship away,” he added. “I’m glad the wrestling community has come together and provided that opportunity.”
TeamUSA.org chatted with Baumgartner about his thoughts on the current state of wrestling.
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