Sandy "Sandy" Bacher (born May 28, 1968) is a former

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and Olympic level

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competitor. She was a 14 time US National Champion in Judo from 1992-2004 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/sandra-bacher She was overall a 16 time medalist in the US National Championships.https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/3571/Sandra_Bacher/judo-career In judo, Bacher would compete in the 1992, 1996 and

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but did not win a medal. She won a bronze medal in judo at the

1999 Pan American games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. As a freestyle wrestler competing at the World Wrestling Championships, Bacher would win silver in

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, bronze in

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, and gold in

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Early life

She attended the

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before transferring to San Jose State.

References

Living people American female judoka American wrestlers Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the United States Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in judo 21st-century American sportswomen 1968 births {{US-wrestling-bio-stub San Jose State Spartans judoka