Dave Schultz (wrestler)
David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and world champion freestyle wrestler, a seven-time World and Olympic Gold medalist. Dave and his brother Mark Schultz, also a wrestler, were known for both winning gold at the same Olympics (1984). He was born in Palo Alto, California.
Schultz was murdered by John Eleuthère du Pont, a millionaire philanthropist who sponsored the private Foxcatcher wrestling team in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania at the age of 36.[1]
References
- ↑ "Tribute to David Schultz". Washington Post News. 1996. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/wrestlng/tribute.htm. Retrieved 27 March 2015.