Rulon Gardner

Rulon Gardner
Gardner (right) at the 2004 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRulon Ellis Gardner
Born (1971-08-16) August 16, 1971
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Greco-Roman
College teamNebraska
ClubSunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Coached byRobert Christensen
Anatoly Petrosyan
Steve Fraser
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 130 kg
2004 Athens 120 kg
World Championships
2001 Patras 130 kg
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo 120 kg
Pan American Championships
1998 Winnipeg 130 kg
2000 Cali 130 kg
1997 San Juan 125 kg

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. Gardner won a bronze medal at the 2004 Games. In 2010, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.