Richard Voliva

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Richard Voliva
Personal information
Full nameRichard Lawrence Voliva
Born(1912-10-18)October 18, 1912
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 2, 1999(1999-11-02) (aged 87)
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamIndiana
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Olympic Games
File:Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 79 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana Hoosiers
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Ann Arbor 175 lb
Silver medal – second place 1933 Bethlehem 175 lb

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]

References

  1. "Dick Voliva". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. Dick Voliva, Rutgers coach. eiwawrestling.org. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. Richard Voliva. nwhof.org. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

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