Mark Fuller (wrestler)

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Mark Fuller
Personal information
Birth nameMark Albert Fuller
Born (1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 64)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Home town Lincoln, California, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman
College team BYU
Club Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana 48 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Caracas 52 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1988 Mexico City52 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1979 Haparanda48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1981 Vancouver48 kg

Mark Albert Fuller (born March 25, 1961) was an American wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Wrestling career

A member of the Sunkids Kids Wrestling Club, Fuller competed on four different USA Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling teams (1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992) and was the first American wrestler to make four Olympic teams. [1] He would have competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but was prevented by the United States boycott of the event. He came in second in the 1983 Pan American Games competition and first at the 1991 Pan American Games. Fuller was also a two-time World Champion at the World Junior Wrestling Championships.

Personal life

Fuller is a Latter-day Saint. He is married to Heidi Fuller and is the father of four children.

References

  1. ↑ Myers, Richard. (January 12, 2006). Former Lincoln wrestler rose to Olympic glory. Gold Country Media. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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