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| Born | February 24, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michial "Mike" Foy [1] (born February 24, 1962) is an American former wrestler. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. [2] In 1993, he was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) Hall of Fame. [3]
Foy Draper was an American track and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. As a University of Southern California student, Draper won the IC4A championships in 200 m in 1935.
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Syria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in four events in three sports.
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Zhan Vensanovych Beleniuk is a Ukrainian politician and retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-time Olympic medalist and won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the silver medal in the Greco-Roman 85 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Beleniuk is also a two-time world champion, a three-time European champion and a European Games champion. In 2019, he became the first black member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
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