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Russ Hellickson
Personal information
BornMay 29, 1948 (1948-05-29) (age 76)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Heavyweight

Russell Owen "Russ" Hellickson (born May 29, 1948) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, for the United States.

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Hellickson won the silver medal in the Freestyle Heavyweight competition in 1976. He was also the head wrestling coach at Ohio State University.

Wrestled for Stoughton High School.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russ Hellickson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.