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Bruce is a four-time (as of February, 1998) Olympic Medalist and was honored by his 1996 Olympic teammates by bearing the USA Flag at the opening ceremonies in Atlanta.
Bruce is universally recognized as the finest super heavyweight wrestler in American history.
At Indiana State Bruce was the NCAA Division I National Champion with a 44-0 records in 1982-83.
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 Biography
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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 Baumgartner, Bruce --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Baumgartner competed in high school wrestling but failed to win his state high school title and as a result was not recruited by top college wrestling teams.
When the hipster comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity in New York City in 1964, he was publicly defended as a social satirist “in the tradition of Swift, Rabelais, and Twain” and as a Savonarola of fl humor.
Bruce himself noted, “All my humor is based on destruction and despair.” His irreverence fostered the cynical routines used by almost all...
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 Flocasts - Wrestling - Speakers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bruce Baumgartner is considered to be one of, if not the greatest American wrestler.
Bruce developed quickly and by his senior year in high school was contending for a state title.
Bruce had his pick of most any schools where he could coach but decided to coach at a small Division II school in upper Pennsylvania called Edinboro.
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 Baker & Hostetler LLP | Bruce O. Baumgartner
Bruce O. Baumgartner is experienced in corporate, business, and trade litigation involving the full range of business disputes, including antitrust and security litigation.
He was the United States representative speaking on intellectual property law and practice at the inaugural session of the Common Law Intellectual Property Institute in London, and one of the United States representatives in a United States Department of Commerce presentation to the Taiwan Judiciary concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Taipei, Taiwan.
Baumgartner is a member of the American, Ohio and Cleveland (Litigation Section) Bar Associations, International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, United States Trademark Association, and the Asian-Pacific Lawyers Association.
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 Colorado Amateur Youth Wrestling High School and College Tournaments and Competitions by Rocky Mountain Nationals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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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 Hall of Honors - Bruce Baumgartner: FILA - International Wrestling Hall of Fame
He started his quest for world dominance after completing his collegiate wrestling career at Indiana State University where he was a three-time All-American and a 1982 NCAA champion.
Bruce is one of just eight athletes in American history to medal in four different Olympiads.
Five times he was selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award to select the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States, winning the honor in 1995.
www.filahalloffame.com /baumgartner.html   (319 words)

  
 The Enquirer - Tim Sullivan, - July 20, 1996
Bruce Baumgartner is 35 years old, and won his first gold medal in Los Angeles, in 1984.
Bruce Baumgartner will be able to tell his grandchildren he was once privileged to lead the home team into the Olympic Stadium.
Bruce Baumgartner has been around the block a few times.
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 Indiana Statesman - OLYMPIC icon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Baumgartner attended ISU in the same era as national gymnast champion Kurt Thomas and ISU basketball great Larry Bird, who went on to win three Most Vaulable Player awards in the NBA.
Baumgartner, an ISU alumnus, is one of 19 athletes who were recently nominated to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Baumgartner also teaches club wrestlers in the area on how to enhance their skills and is the former coach at Edinboro.
www.indianastatesman.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/14/407cb7454c550   (648 words)

  
 NewStandard: 7/9/96
Funny how Bruce Baumgartner must go so far away to be recognized for what he is, yet many Americans don't realize what they have right here at home: One of the great Olympic athletes of all time.
Baumgartner's 13 Olympic or world championships would also set a record for any wrestler.
There was no such talk in Barcelona after Baumgartner, who had finished only seventh in the 1991 world championships, eliminated a former Olympic and world champion in the morning and another former Olympic and world champion in a memorable afternoon.
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 ESPN.com: OLY - Baumgartner heads list inducted into national wrestling Hall
Baumgartner won an NCAA title at Indiana State and then competed in the Olympics in 1984, '88, '92 and '96.
He won the silver medal in 1988 and was bronze medalist at '96 in Atlanta, where he carried the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony.
Baumgartner won 13 world or Olympic titles during his career and retired with a 17-year undefeated streak against American wrestlers.
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 Dr. Lee Bevilacqua ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A native of Edinboro, Pa., Bruce Baumgartner of Indiana State University is the sixth honoree in The Valley’s Institutional Great category.
In addition to his international accolades, Baumgartner was the recipient of the 1995 James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the nation's top amateur athlete.
A 1982 graduate from Indiana State with a bachelor's degree in industrial arts, Baumgartner was inducted into the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998 and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002.
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 Could Bruce Baumgartner's wrestling skills give him leverage for MMA? - Iron Life Forums
Severn and Coleman were/are successful and Bruce Baumgartner is a lot better than both of them and he is a lot bigger.
Baumgartner dominated Tom Erikson for years, he is one of the best wrestlers in history, much better than any current wrestlers in mma.
The question would be could Baumgartner throw a decent punch and take a hit.
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 “allen001”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
ANSWER: Bruce Baumgartner now is Edinboro’s Athletic Director, and, as you know, that is a good "door opener" when we’re out recruiting, because the young wrestlers all know about his Olympic and World titles.
Bruce’s nose is totally sideways, and almost touching his left ear.
Baumgartner says, "I think I broke my nose." I replied, "I KNOW you broke your nose!" We took Bruce to the hospital, and they start a long routine of tests on him: x-rays, blood test, on and on.
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 Hall of Honors - Bruce Baumgartner: FILA - International Wrestling Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He started his quest for world dominance after completing his collegiate wrestling career at Indiana State University where he was a three-time All-American and a 1982 NCAA champion.
Bruce is one of just eight athletes in American history to medal in four different Olympiads.
Five times he was selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award to select the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States, winning the honor in 1995.
www.cfxcreative.com /fila/baumgartner.html   (319 words)

  
 TIME.com Print Page: Nation-Society -- The Nation's Best Run Airport — and Why It's Still Not Good Enough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Bruce Baumgartner, manager of aviation at Denver International Airport, was at home July 4 when his pager went off.
Baumgartner, a no-nonsense engineer who was once in charge of fusing and arming Minuteman missiles, snapped into action.
Baumgartner and his team know they have a pretty efficient system in Denver, and they aren't happy about their new federal overlords.
www.time.com /time/nation/printout/0,8816,300610,00.html   (3236 words)

  
 The Herald, Sharon, Pa. Olympics '96   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Olympic heavyweight freestyle wrestler and father of two, Bruce Baumgartner rubs noses in the hot tub with son Zachary, 3, at his home in Cambridge Springs.
A super heavyweight freestyle wrestler whose career began in the 1970s and may last nearly into another century, Baumgartner could win his third Olympic gold medal _ and his fourth medal _ in Atlanta.
``Of all the sports I know, wrestling probably is the most amateur _ or, in other words, the poorest,'' said Baumgartner, who must double as Edinboro University's wrestling coach to support his wife, Linda, and their two young sons.
www.sharon-herald.com /sports/oly96/olyn.html   (1154 words)

  
 DC’s Brooks, Little attend Baumgartner wrestling school   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The teams’ 215-pound and heavyweight representatives took advantage of one of the top heavyweight wrestling clinics in the nation earlier this month in Edinboro, Pa., when they took part in Bruce Baumgartner’s Heavyweight School.
Baumgartner is a four-time Olympic medallist, 1992 and 1984 Olympic champion and a three-time World Champion.
Baumgartner’s campers have, in the past, gone on to be high school state champions, high school national champions, junior national champions and NCAA champions.
www.dicksonherald.com /news/stories/20040714/wrestling.shtml   (311 words)

  
 Bruce Robert Baumgartner biography - S9.com
Born: 1962 AD Currently alive, at 44 years of age.
1962 - Bruce Robert Baumgartner was born 31st of August in Haledon, New Jersey.
1980 - Baumgartner was the Olympic team alternate and was the pioneering National Freestyle champion.
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 Bruce, David --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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One of the first musicians to embrace the surfing craze in the early 1960s, Bruce Johnston worked regularly with the Beach Boys for many years.
Includes a discussion by guests Bruce Biddle and David Berliner (coauthors of The Manufactured Crisis) on the overlooked achievements of public education and on the purposeful distortion of public schools' worth by political interests starting in the 1980s.
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 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Athletics -- The Fighting Scots Online
Bruce Baumgartner's World Class Wrestling Camps and Heavyweight Schools are some of the most respected and successful wrestling camps in the country.
Learn the system that has helped create one of America's greatest college wrestling programs and two of America's most successful wrestlers - Olympians Lou Rosselli and Bruce Baumgartner, plus numerous NCAA All-Americans.
For more information, please write Bruce Baumgartner, Edinboro University, 455 Scotland Road, Edinboro, PA 16444, or call Tim Flynn 814-732-1856, or send email to tflynn@edinboro.edu.
departments.edinboro.edu /athletics/wrestlingcamp-baumgartner/home.asp   (242 words)

  
 Bruce Baumgartner Home Page
Bruce Baumgartner is a member of the Asics Advisory Staff.
Campers who have attended these camps have gone on to be high school state champions, junior national champions and NCAA champions.
Pennsylvania Coaches will receive Act 48 credits for attending Bruce Baumgartner's World Class Wrestling Camp and Heavyweight Schools.
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 Galerie des Champions - Bruce Baumgartner: FILA - Galerie des champions de la lutte international
Le compte de la médaille de Bruce a inclus deux trois du monde de championnat d'or médailles olympiques et.
Bruce est un de juste huit athlètes dans l'histoire américaine à la médaille dans quatre olympiades différentes.
Cinq fois il a été choisi comme un des 10 finalists principaux pour le James E. Sullivan Award choisir l'athlète d'amateur exceptionnel aux Etats-Unis, gagnant l'honneur en 1995.
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 Bruce Alan Baumgartner - 09/26/2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
BRUCE A. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Bruce A. Baumgartner, 40, of Idaho Falls, died September 24, 2002, near Idaho Falls from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was born October 18, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri to Bruce Calvin Baumgartner and Sandi Ramonez Baumgartner.
He spent coutnless hours with his children and was a role model in their lives and in the lives of many others.
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 United States Olympic Committee - Baumgartner, Bruce
Elected captain of USA Olympic team in 1996 and carried the American flag during the opening ceremonies, leading over 600 U.S. athletes
Baumgartner currently serves as the Director of Athletics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Since he was given the job, Edinboro athletics has seen great success.
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 9NEWS.com - Newsroom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Her boss at the time, DIA Manager Bruce Baumgartner, had asked that Bourgeron be put into a Career Service position for the same job.
Denver Career Service Director Jim Yearby told 9News that in 1998 he told Bruce Baumgartner, "Bourgeron wasn't qualified at that time because she didn't have a college degree."
The final decision was made by her boss, DIA Manager Bruce Baumgartner.
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 YouTube - Baumgartner vs Armstrong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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Nolan Baumgartner of the Philadelphia Flyers takes on Pittsburgh's Colby Armstrong after Colby made a big hit on Sami Kapanen (more) (less)
NHL hockey fight Baumgartner Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Colby Armstrong hit Sami Kapanen (more) (less)
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 Unofficial Spotswood Wrestling Page: CAMP INFO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Learn the system that has helped create one of America's greatest college wrestling programs and two of America's most successful wrestlers - Olympians Lou Rosselli and Bruce Baumgartner, plus numerous NCAA All-Americans.
Edinboro's teams have won four EWL dual meet titles, four EWL championships, five PSAC championships and have placed 6th, 15th, 18th, 15th and 12th at the NCAA tournament in the past five years.
For more information, please write Bruce Baumgartner, Edinboro University, McComb Fieldhouse, Edinboro, PA 16444, or call Tim Flynn 814-732-2776, extension 256, or send email to tflynn@edinboro.edu.
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LACK OF SECOND MOTION: (Heitzman) That in the sport of Women’s Basketball to remove the maximum of 14 players dressed for tournament play and permit a total of 20 bench personnel that could be any combination of players/coaches/managers.
MOTION: (Baumgartner) That the Certified Athletic Trainer from a host institution will have the unchallengeable authority to postpone or suspend competition in the event of lightning during PSAC regular season or championship play.
SECOND: (Entriken) MOTION PASSED MOTION: (Baumgartner) That the PSAC request a waiver for the deadline of proof of performance for the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Division II Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships from the NCAA Championships Committee.
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 Deluxe Martial Arts Forums - Abu Dhabi lineup
Assuming all competitors were in their prime, which I believe they all were in the early 90's, I would have to go with Baumgartner.
So, it seems that we are all in agreement that Rickson has the best chance of submitting anyone.
Freestyle wrestlers have proved their dominance in the standup game of submission fighting.
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