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| Full name | Richard Lawrence Voliva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1912-10-18)October 18, 1912 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 1999(1999-11-02) (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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. In 1984, Voliva was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
References
- "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
- Richard Voliva at the International Wrestling Database
- Richard Voliva at Olympedia
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