Abstract: This photograph shows Jeff Blatnick kneeling on the floor during a wrestling match as his opponent is walking away. He is wearing a USA Olympic wrestling uniform. The picture may have been taken during the 1984 Olympics, where he won a Gold medal. ; Jeffrey C. Blatnick (July 26, 1957 – October 24, 2012) was an American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler and sports commentator who graduated from Springfield College in 1979. He won two NCAA Division II heavyweight wrestling championships, as well as an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling after battling back from cancer in 1984.
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