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| Full name | Russell Owen Hellickson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 29, 1948 (age 76) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, Greco-Roman, and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wisconsin Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russell Owen "Russ" Hellickson (born May 29, 1948) is an American former amateur freestyle wrestler and collegiate wrestling coach. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Hellickson competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for the United States, winning the silver medal in the Freestyle Heavyweight competition and served as the captain of the U.S. squad in 1980.[1] He served as national charter president of Federation of Wrestling Clubs, vice president on the USWF National Board of Control, and as a member of the USWF Hall of Fame selection committee.[2] He was also the head wrestling coach at Wisconsin (1982-1986) before finishing out his coaching career at The Ohio State University from 1986-2006.
- ^ "Russ Hellickson Part of 2014 Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Class". Ohio State Buckeyes. June 17, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Russ Hellickson". Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association. Retrieved October 2, 2019.