The wrestler who ended the reign of terror in Russia is working on an incredible comeback – Age 51

Aleksandr Karelin has been beaten. Rulon Gardner succeeded in the impossible in Sydney 2000. PDO

Succeeding in the impossible, Rulon Gardner is not afraid of challenges.

Itself by Aleksandr Karelin Gardner, who won the Olympics in wrestling, is working on a return to the 2024 Games in Paris. Even though the age is already 51 years old.

Gardner ended Karelin’s incredible 13 year unbeaten streak in Sydney 2000 when he defeated Siberian bear 1–0 in the Olympic final. It was the first time in seven years that any opponent managed to get even one point off the all-time great.

Gardner ended his own career four years later with Olympic bronze at the Athens Games.

Now the blood is drawn back to the mollusks. Gardner says For the YouTube channel called Flowrestling of his desire to participate in the US Olympic qualifiers.

Primarily, Gardner’s purpose is to shake up the USA wrestling selectors. According to him, the country’s situation is so chaotic that it needs a proper shake-up in order to expect any kind of success from Paris.

– I would have already participated in the qualifiers, but I was a little too overweight for the weigh-in. I talked to my sister who is a cardiologist. He reminded about the risks of sudden weight loss. Wrestling is important, but not so important that it’s worth losing your life for it, said Gardner, who ended his professional career in 2004 with an Olympic bronze medal.

Gardner’s life is beer colored. The farm boy learned wrestling by wrestling against bulls. He defended his Olympic victory without the big toe of his right foot. He lost that when he got lost from the rest of the party on a snowmobile trip. The wrestling giant who fell into the river died in the cold at the mercy of nature for 18 hours before rescuers found him.