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| Born | May 28, 1968 Long Island, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling and Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandy "Sandy" Bacher (born May 28, 1968) is a former freestyle wrestler and Olympic level judo competitor.[1] She was a 14 time US National Champion in Judo from 1992-2004 [2] She was overall a 16 time medalist in the US National Championships.[3]
In judo, Bacher would compete in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games but did not win a medal.[4][5] She won a bronze medal in judo at the 1999 Pan American games.
As a freestyle wrestler competing at the World Wrestling Championships, Bacher would win silver in 1997, bronze in 1998, and gold in 1999.[1][6]
Early life[edit]
She attended the University of Washington before transferring to San Jose State.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wrestling star Sandy Bacher battles in her third Olympic Games in judo | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". content.themat.com. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ a b https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sandra-bacher
- ^ https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/3571/Sandra_Bacher/judo-career
- ^ "World Fit (Olympians for Worldwide Fitness) childhood obesity programs - kids fitness programs - school fitness programs - youth fitness programs - school walking programs". worldfit.org. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". judoinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "Women's Feature – 1999 U.S. Women's Team, first World Champions". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
