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On Jan. 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, one of America’s most accomplished Olympic wrestlers, was murdered in cold blood by John du Pont on his Pennsylvania estate, the heir to one of America’s greatest fortunes.
In 1984, Mark and Dave Schultz both won Olympic gold in wrestling events, as did the American twin Banach brothers. The following year, Mark won the World Championships and faced competitors from all the Eastern bloc countries who had boycotted the 1984 Olympics.
Dave and his brother, wrestler Mark Schultz, both won gold at the same Olympics (1984). The Schultzes were one of three sets of brothers (the others are Buvaisar and Adam Saitiev, and Anatoli and Sergei Beloglazov) to win both World and Olympic championships.
The 2014 film, "Foxcatcher," is about the real-life murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz at the hands of his benefactor John du Pont (watch the trailer below).
The journey ended on January 26, 1996 when John du Pont murdered David Schultz. The real Dave and Mark Schultz celebrate their 1984 Olympic gold medal wins (left). Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum recreate the moment for the Foxcatcher movie.
To give his pursuit legs, he brought in Olympic gold medal-winning wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz to both compete and coach. However, Du Pont was a paranoid schizophrenic with violent...
Mark Schultz opens up about his brother's senseless death in his new memoir Foxcatcher. By. Tara Fowler. Published on November 14, 2014 01:00PM EST. Photo: Courtesy Mark Schultz. Ever since...
Foxcatcher, out Friday, chronicles the real-life story of Mark and Dave Schultz (played by Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo, respectively), brothers and Olympic gold medalists in wrestling, who...
The New York Times bestseller and riveting true story—the subject of a high-profile film—of Olympic wrestling gold medalist brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty.
Dave and Mark Schultz won gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the first American brothers to win gold medals in wrestling. To anyone unfamiliar, that may sound like a...