Richard Voliva (October 18, 1912 – November 2, 1999) is an American former wrestler and coach. He was silver medalist in

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. In 1984, Voliva was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.Richard Voliva
''nwhof.org''. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

References

External links

* 1912 births 1999 deaths Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{US-wrestling-bio-stub