Mark Schultz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Schultz
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1960(1960-10-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Palo Alto, CA
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Mark Schultz Biography

Mark Schultz is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on October 26, 1960 in Palo Alto, CA, California, United States. After winning gold in the freestyle wrestling event at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, Schultz won the 1985 and 1987 World Wrestling Championships and placed first in the wrestling event at the 1987 Pan American Games. After retiring from wrestling, he became a mixed martial artist with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

His older brother, Dave Schultz, was also a World Wrestling Championship winner and Olympic gold medalist. Tragically, the elder Schultz was murdered in 1996 by philanthropist John du Pont.

Mark Philip Schultz (born October 26, 1960) is an American Olympian and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler and a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame, the California Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the San Mateo Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.

Schultz attended UCLA and went 18-8 his freshman year. He transferred to the University of Oklahoma, redshirted, and in the following three years (1981–83) won three NCAA Championships. Schultz was the NCAA Champion his sophomore year at 167 lbs. His junior year Schultz moved up to 177 lbs where he faced two- time NCAA Champion (1980, 1981) Ed Banach and former NCAA Champion (at 167 lbs in 1980) Matt Reiss. Banach was on track to become the first 4-time NCAA champion in history; however, Schultz beat Banach 16-8 in “one of, if not the best, NCAA finals match of all time” and was named Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament. In his senior year, Schultz went undefeated and set the University of Oklahoma record for most victories in a single season without a loss. Schultz was also named University of Oklahoma’s “Big 8” medallion winner for outstanding senior male student-athlete.

The son of Philip Gary Schultz and Dorothy Jean St. Germain, he spent his youth in Palo Alto, California and Ashland, Oregon. Before ending in divorce, his marriage produced three children.

Mark Schultz Net Worth

Mark Schultz is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Schultz 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During his time at California’s Palo Alto High School, he won the Northern California All-Around Gymnastics Championship before shifting his focus to wrestling. While at the University of Oklahoma, he won three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) wrestling championships.

He coached the wrestling team at Brigham Young University.

Mark Schultz was born in 1960 in Palo Alto, California to Dorothy Jean St. Germain (née Rich) and Philip Gary Schultz. He was their second son; first- born Dave was 17 months older. They had two half-siblings, Michael and Seana. Schultz is of half Ukrainian Jewish and half British descent. His paternal grandparents were Estelle (Bernstein), the daughter of a prominent paper company executive, and Maxwell L. Schultz, a business consultant. The boys attended local schools. Schultz got interested in gymnastics and started competing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mark Schultz height 5′ 8″ Mark weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mark Schultz Dating?

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After eight years in retirement from wrestling competition, Schultz became the first Olympic gold medalist to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Schultz replaced Dave Beneteau at UFC 9 in 1996, facing off against the Canadian Gary Goodridge. He won the bout by doctor stoppage due to a cut. Schultz was paid $50,000 for his victory. Schultz is ranked by bloodyelbow.com as the greatest wrestler in UFC history. He suffered damage to his back in the fight. At the time, he was a coach of wrestling at Brigham Young University.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Schultz celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

Schultz was the assistant wrestling coach at Brigham Young University from 1991 to 1994, when he was named head coach. In 1993, Schultz had a submission grappling match with Rickson Gracie, a practitioner of a martial art known as Gracie Jiu – Jitsu. Rickson is one of the greatest all-time “No-Holds-Barred” rules fighters and could be considered the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner ever. At the time, only two non-Gracie family members were Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belts. One was 8th degree black belt Pedro Sauer. Mark fought in UFC IX with Sauer in his corner. Pedro, a 150-lb martial arts master had a widely publicized “No-Holds-Barred” rules fight with a 250-lb bodybuilder, Mr. Utah, Lance Bachelor. On January 23, 2016, Mark earned a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Sauer.

What happened to Mark Schultz?

Now working at a masonry contracting company in Denver , Schultz is taking life day-by-day, one hurdle at a time.

Did Mark Schultz won the 1988 Olympics?

A demoralised Schultz came sixth at the 1988 Olympics and left Du Pont’s Foxcatcher Farm, where he’d been living and training, to be replaced by Dave. He went into UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) for a while and continued as a wrestling coach.

What happened to David Schultz?

Murder. Schultz trained at the Foxcatcher center while preparing for another Olympic bid, as well as coaching the wrestling team. On January 26, 1996, he was shot and killed by John Eleuthère du Pont , the owner of the center.

How many times Mark Schultz shot?

du Pont had his chauffeur drive to the house, where the heir to the du Pont chemical fortune fired three shots into Schultz.

Why did Mark Schultz not like John du Pont?

In his book, Mark Schultz recalls du Pont making inappropriate contact using a so-called wrestling move where he grabbed his opponent’s scrotum (which was actually inspired by a similar move Mark made out of desperation at the end of a past wrestling match).