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Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. | May 28, 1968||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling and Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandra "Sandy" Bacher (born May 28, 1968) is a former freestyle wrestler and Olympic level judo competitor. [1] She was a 14 time US National Champion in Judo from 1992-2004. [2] She was overall a 16 time medalist in the US National Championships. [3]
In judo, Bacher would compete in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games but did not win a medal. [4] [5] She won a bronze medal in judo at the 1999 Pan American games.
As a freestyle wrestler competing at the World Wrestling Championships, Bacher would win silver in 1997, bronze in 1998, and gold in 1999. [1] [6]
She attended the University of Washington before transferring to San Jose State. [2]