Richard Voliva (October 18, 1912 – November 2, 1999) is an American former wrestler and coach. He was silver medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2] In 1984, Voliva was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]
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| Full name | Richard Lawrence Voliva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 18, 1912 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 1999 (aged 87) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Dick Voliva". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ Dick Voliva, Rutgers coach. eiwawrestling.org. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Richard Voliva. nwhof.org. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
External links
edit- Richard Voliva at the International Wrestling Database
- Richard Voliva at Olympedia
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