Posted on 10/24/2012 3:35:35 PM PDT by EveningStar
Niskayuna native Jeff Blatnick, who overcame cancer to win an Olympic gold medal, has died from cardio-pulmonary arrest. He was 55 years old.
Blatnick took home the gold in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1984.
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one of the most memorable Olympic victory’s in American sports history few remember or pay attention to....remember it like it was yesterday- he was crying so hard afterwards he could not talk...
i cannot view videos where i am in my office but look forward to watching it at home....
55 years young.
RIP and prayers for the family.
RIP.
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