Mark Albert Fuller (born March 25, 1961) was an American wrestler in

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Wrestling career

A member of the Sunkids Kids Wrestling Club, Fuller competed on four different USA Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling teams (1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992) and was the first American wrestler to make four Olympic teams.Myers, Richard. (January 12, 2006)
Former Lincoln wrestler rose to Olympic glory
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, but was prevented by the United States boycott of the event. He came in second in the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu ...

competition and first at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Havana 1991 (), were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organi ...

. Fuller was also a two-time World Champion at the

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Personal life

Fuller is a

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. He is married to Heidi Fuller and is the father of four children.

References

Sources

* *''2009 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News, 2008) p. 326.

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