Sandra Bacher Explained

Sandra Bacher
Birth Date:28 May 1968
Birth Place:Long Island, New York, U.S.
Sport:Wrestling and Judo
Event:Freestyle wrestling
Country:United States
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Sandy "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]

Early life

She attended the University of Washington before transferring to San Jose State.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestling star Sandy Bacher battles in her third Olympic Games in judo | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling. content.themat.com. 2015-03-04.
  2. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sandra-bacher
  3. https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/3571/Sandra_Bacher/judo-career
  4. Web site: World Fit (Olympians for Worldwide Fitness) childhood obesity programs - kids fitness programs - school fitness programs - youth fitness programs - school walking programs. worldfit.org. 2015-03-04.
  5. Web site: US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present. judoinfo.com. 2015-03-04.
  6. Web site: Women’s Feature – 1999 U.S. Women’s Team, first World Champions. https://web.archive.org/web/20150308123918/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2015/March/04/Womens-feature-1999-World-Team-Champions. dead. March 8, 2015. teamusa.org. 2015-03-04.