Sandra Bacher

Sandra Bacher
Personal information
Born (1968-05-28) May 28, 1968
Long Island, New York, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling and Judo
EventFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Boden 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Clermond-Ferrand 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Poznan 68 kg

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]

Early life

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestling star Sandy Bacher battles in her third Olympic Games in judo | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". content.themat.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Sandra Bacher". olympics.com.
  3. ^ "JudoInside - Sandra Bacher Judoka".
  4. ^ "World Fit (Olympians for Worldwide Fitness) childhood obesity programs - kids fitness programs - school fitness programs - youth fitness programs - school walking programs". worldfit.org. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "US Olympic Judo Teams 1964 to present". judoinfo.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Women's Feature – 1999 U.S. Women's Team, first World Champions". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.


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