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Mark Philip Schultz (born October 26, 1960) is a former American freestyle wrestler. Schultz was a 3-time NCAA champion, Olympic champion and 2-time World champion. In 1995, Schultz was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. [1]
Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo portray Olympic wrestlers and brothers Mark Schultz and David Schultz, who were recruited by du Pont to be part of his wrestling team. Their relationship with du Pont ended in tragedy on January 26, 1996.
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).
Schultz scored a landmark 16-8 victory in the finals, was voted the tournament's outstanding wrestler, and blocked Banach's bid to become a four-time champion. Mark and Dave Schultz were 1984 Olympic teammates of the Banach twins, Ed and Lou, at Los Angeles, where all four won gold medals.
A gold medalist at the 1984 Olympics, Schultz used lightning-quick takedowns and punishing strikes to stop Gary Goodridge in 1996 at UFC 9, filling in on late notice with an impressive showing ...
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.
At the murder trial, former Foxcatcher wrestler Rob Calabrese testified to having seen Mark Schultz and John du Pont doing lines of cocaine together, a claim Schultz reiterates in his book ...