Rich Bender

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Alma Mater(s):

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Board of Governors

·       24 years as Executive Director of USA Wrestling. Competition Manager of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board Member.

·       Member of the Colorado Spring’s Regional Leadership Forum, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation Executive Board, and previously the U.S. Olympic Endowment board.

·       Distinguished member of NWHOF, NWHOF Board Member, NWCA Board Member, 2015 Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association George Martin Hall of Fame Inductee, and received the International Wrestling Federation Gold Star in 1996 for orchestrating the best Olympic wrestling competition of that time.

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