townsend, saunders, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Townsend Saunders news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Townsend Saunders born April 20 1967 is an Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling 1 Collegiately Saunders was a two time NCAA Division I All American at Arizona State University and an NCAA Division II National Champion for California State University Bakersfield Townsend was also a Goodwill Games gold medalist in 1994 and won two Pan American Games gold medals in 1991 and 1995 Townsend SaundersPersonal informationBornApril 20 1967 1967 04 20 age 57 White Sands New Mexico U S Home townTorrance California U S Medal record Men s freestyle wrestling Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 68 kg Pan American Games 1991 Havana 68 kg 1995 Mar del Plata 68 kg Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg 68 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Arizona State Sun Devils NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 1989 Oklahoma City 142 lb 1990 College Park 150 lb Representing the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships 1987 Edwardsville 142 lb Contents 1 Biography 2 Mixed martial arts record 3 Submission grappling record 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSaunders was born in White Sands New Mexico Known in college as Junior Saunders 2 he adopted his given name in international competition In 1985 he was a California State runner up while wrestling for Torrance High School in Torrance California Townsend Saunders has also competed in mixed martial arts for the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 16 and UFC 18 Saunders is married to Tricia Saunders a four time FILA World Champion in women s freestyle wrestling and is the father of three children In 2019 Saunders was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member 3 Mixed martial arts record editProfessional record breakdown 2 matches 0 wins 2 losses By decision 0 2 Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 0 2 Mikey Burnett Decision unanimous UFC 18 January 8 1999 1 15 00 Kenner Louisiana United States Loss 0 1 Pat Miletich Decision split UFC 16 March 13 1998 1 15 00 Kenner Louisiana United States MMA Debut Submission grappling record editKO PUNCHES Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes Win nbsp Andre Pederneiras Decision The Contenders 1997 5 5 00References edit Dan Gable 1998 12 01 Coaching Wrestling Successfully Human Kinetics ISBN 978 0 87322 404 8 Rowe Reginald E 2016 05 09 The Golden Era of Amateur Wrestling 1980S Archway Publishing ISBN 978 1 4808 2963 3 Townsend Saunders National Wrestling Hall of Fame Retrieved September 18 2022 External links editProfessional MMA record for Townsend Saunders from Sherdog nbsp Townsend Junior Saunders at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame site Townsend Saunders at UFC nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Townsend Saunders amp oldid 1218637287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
