FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2000, file photo, USA’s Rulon Gardner waves the American flag following his gold medal win against three-time Olympic gold medalist Alexander Karelin, of Russia, in the ...

Rulon Gardner’s epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics. Starting in 2020, youngsters looking to Gardner and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two-time Olympian and wrestling legend Rulon Gardner released a ...

ATHENS, Greece As Rulon Gardner began defense of his stunning 2000 Olympic gold medal Wednesday, all eyes focused on the farm kid who made the impossible possible in Sydney. And somewhere at Ano ...

In the Greco-Roman wrestling match many consider to be the sport's greatest bout, only one point was scored. Inside the Fargodome on Sunday, the Greco-Roman matches being contested were much different ...

SALT LAKE CITY — In another setback for one of the world's most decorated wrestlers, Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner has filed for bankruptcy. His most valuable belongings will be sold Oct. 27 by ...

Rulon Gardner isn't worried this time about the invulnerable Alexander Karelin, the near-mythical Russian giant who had never lost an international wrestling match and certainly wasn't supposed to ...

ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Mementos from the career of Olympic hero Rulon Gardner, including a USA Wrestling robe and a commemorative ring, will be auctioned off Saturday in Salt Lake City. Among the items ...

ATHENS, Greece - Back in Sydney, hardly anyone outside the isolated world of amateur wrestling knew him. He was just another athlete in a largely ignored sport. Four years, a Greco-Roman gold medal ...