Townsend Saunders

Townsend Saunders (born April 20, 1967) is an Olympic silver medalist[1] in wrestling who was a two-time All-American at Arizona State University. In 1987 Saunders became an NCAA Div. II National Champion for California State University-Bakersfield. Townsend was a Goodwill Games gold medalist in 1994 and also won two Pan American Games gold medals in 1991 and 1995.

Townsend Saunders
Personal information
BornApril 20, 1967 (1967-04-20) (age 53)
White Sands, New Mexico, 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

Biography

Saunders 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.

Saunders married Tricia, a four-time World Champion FILA wrestler, and is the father of three children. Saunders currently works for ZipRecruiter in Tempe, Arizona.

Townsend Saunders has also competed in mixed martial arts for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, at UFC 16 and UFC 18.

Mixed martial arts record
Professional 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

KO PUNCHES

Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
Win Andre PederneirasDecisionThe Contenders199755:00

References
  1. Dan, Gable (1998-12-01). Coaching Wrestling Successfully. Human Kinetics. ISBN 978-0-87322-404-8.
  2. Rowe, Reginald E. (2016-05-09). The Golden Era of Amateur Wrestling: 1980S. Archway Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4808-2963-3.


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