Rick Sanders

Country
USA
Weight
52kg
Style
FS

Overall Record: 170-30-10

Win Percentage: 80.95%

Pins: 62

Techs: 14

1972 Olympic Games

57 kg | 2nd

August 27 | Munich, West Germany

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 170-30-10 Laszlo Klinga Hungary Pin
Win 169-30-10 Ivan Shavov Bulgaria Decision
Win 168-30-10 Prem Premnath India Pin
Loss 167-30-10 Hideaki Yanagida Japan 4-2
Win 167-29-10 Eduardo Maggiolo Argentina Pin
Win 166-29-10 Niculae Dumitru Romania Pin
Win 165-29-10 Georgios Hatziioannidis Greece Pin

1972 Olympic Team Trials Finals

62 kg | 1st

July 27 | Minneapolis, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 164-29-10 Don Behm USA 2-1

1972 Olympic Team Trials

62 kg | 1st

June 22 | Anoka, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 163-29-10 Don Behm USA 5-4
Win 162-29-10 Don Fay USA Pin
Win 161-29-10 Dale Brumit USA Pin
Win 160-29-10 Mark Sanderson USA Pin
Win 159-29-10 Jim Steiger USA Pin
Win 158-29-10 Unknown USA Pin

1972 Sonoma State Olympic Exhibition

62 kg |

June 20 | Rohnert Park, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 157-29-10 Larry Morgan USA Unknown

1972 AAU Nationals

62 kg | 2nd

April 12 | Cleveland, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 156-29-10 Tetsu Ikeno Japan 3-2
Win 156-28-10 Osamu Sakamoto Japan Unknown
Win 155-28-10 John Hahn USA 13-3 Tech
Win 154-28-10 Tom Huff USA Pin
Win 153-28-10 Dave Auble USA 16-2 Tech
Win 152-28-10 Jim Hanson USA 3-1
Win 151-28-10 John Geyer USA Pin

1972 USA vs Japan Dual

57 kg |

April 10 | Baton Rouge, LA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 150-28-10 Hideaki Yanagida Japan 6-3

1972 USA vs Japan Dual

57 kg |

April 5 | Chattanooga, TN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 150-27-10 Hideaki Yanagida Japan Injury Default

1972 USWF Nationals

62 kg | 2nd

March 31 | Stillwater, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 150-26-10 Kiyoshi Abe Japan 14-2 Tech
Win 150-25-10 Gene Davis USA 14-8
Win 149-25-10 Doug Smith USA 13-6
Win 148-25-10 Keith Lawrence USA 4-1
Win 147-25-10 Rod Harp USA 15-1 Tech
Win 146-25-10 Rick Binder USA Pin
Win 145-25-10 Mike Berglund USA Pin

1972 USA vs USSR Dual

57 kg |

March 24 | Hempstead, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 144-25-10 Vladimir Chertkov Soviet Union 2-2 Draw

1972 USA vs USSR Dual

57 kg |

March 22 | Kent, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 144-25-9 Vladimir Chertkov Soviet Union 5-1

1972 Mayor Daley Freestyle Open

62 kg | 2nd

March 17 | Chicago, IL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 143-25-9 Dave Pruzansky USA Unknown
Win 143-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 142-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 141-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 140-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 139-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1971 Cleveland Open

64.5 kg | 1st

July 23 | Cleveland, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 138-24-9 Jim Humphrey USA 7-3
Win 137-24-9 Norm Palovesik USA Pin
Win 136-24-9 Jim Guizotti USA Decision
Win 135-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 134-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 133-24-9 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1971 Pan American Trials

62 kg | 1st

May 7 | Midwest City, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 132-24-9 Dave Pruzansky USA 3-2
Win 131-24-9 Gary Alexander USA 2-1
Win 130-24-9 Larry Morgan USA 9-1
Win 129-24-9 Geis USA Pin
Win 128-24-9 Hammons USA Pin
Win 127-24-9 Mike Berglund USA Pin

1971 AAU Nationals

62 kg | 1st

April 15 | Tampa, FL

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 126-24-9 Dave Pruzansky USA Decision
Win 125-24-9 Doug Smith USA 17-0 Tech
Win 124-24-9 Dan Russo USA 10-2
Win 123-24-9 Ted Billings USA Pin
Win 122-24-9 Fausto Rubio Mexico Pin
Win 121-24-9 Larry Silvestri USA Pin
Win 120-24-9 Doug Clark USA Pin

1971 Oregon AAU Open

62 kg | 1st

April 10 | McMinnville, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 119-24-9 Tsuneo Odate Japan Pin
Win 118-24-9 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 117-24-9 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 116-24-9 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 115-24-9 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 114-24-9 Unknown Unknown Pin
Win 113-24-9 Unknown Unknown 17-1 tech

1971 USA vs USSR Dual

57 kg |

March 17 | Waterloo, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 112-24-9 Yagub Mamedov Soviet Union Pin

1971 USA vs USSR Dual

57 kg |

March 15 | Oklahoma City, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 111-24-9 Yagub Mamedov Soviet Union 9-2

1971 USA vs USSR Dual

57 kg |

March 13 | Chattanooga, TN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 110-24-9 Yagub Mamedov Soviet Union 2-1

1970 World Championships

52 kg | Couldn't make weight

July 9 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore

1970 World Team Trials

57 kg | 1st

June 13 | Superior, WI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 110-23-9 Don Behm USA 2-1
Draw 109-23-9 Don Behm USA Draw
Draw 109-23-8 Don Behm USA Draw
Draw 109-23-7 Don Behm USA Draw
Win 109-23-6 Don Behm USA 2-1
Loss 108-23-6 Don Behm USA 4-1

1970 AAU Nationals

57 kg | 1st

April 17 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 108-22-6 Masaaki Hatta Japan 9-4
Win 107-22-6 John Miller USA 1-0
Win 106-22-6 Sigeki Mitera Japan Pin
Win 105-22-6 Paul Fehlberg USA 25-0 Tech
Win 104-22-6 Paul Martinez USA Pin
Win 103-22-6 Mark Sanderson USA Pin

1970 USWF Nationals

57 kg | 1st

April 10 | Stillwater, OK

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 102-22-6 Dwayne Keller USA 8-4
Win 101-22-6 Yoshiro Fujita Japan 6-4
Win 100-22-6 Mack USA Forfeit
Win 99-22-6 Heidelman USA Pin

1970 Multnomah AC vs Seattle Pacific College Dual

61 kg |

February 20 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 98-22-6 Sam Myers USA 16-4 Tech

1970 Multnomah AC vs Oregon State Dual

57 kg |

January 9 | Corvallis, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 97-22-6 Roger Weigel USA 26-3 Tech

1969 Multnomah AC vs Oregon Dual

61 kg |

December 12 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 96-22-6 Jason Schar USA Decision

1969 World Championships

52 kg | 1st

March 8 | Mar del Plata, Argentina

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 95-22-6 Mohammad Ghorbani Iran 7-4
Win 94-22-6 Ivan Dinkov Bulgaria Pin
Win 93-22-6 Ramon Laredo Argentina Pin
Win 92-22-6 Yasu Genekasu Japan Pin

1969 World Team Trials - 52 kg

52 kg | 1st

February 26 | Unknown

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 91-22-6 Richard Sofman USA Unknown
Win 90-22-6 Richard Sofman USA Unknown

1969 World Team Trials

57 kg | 2nd

February 23 | NYC, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 89-22-6 Don Behm USA Unknown
Draw 89-21-6 Don Behm USA Unknown
Loss 89-21-5 Don Behm USA Unknown
Win 89-20-5 Don Behm USA Unknown

1969 Multnomah AC vs Oregon State Dual

59 kg |

February 15 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 88-20-5 Jim Frey USA 31-2 Tech

1969 Multnomah AC vs Eastern Oregon Dual

59 kg |

February 8 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 87-20-5 Ken Gratteri USA Unknown

1968 Olympic Games

52 kg | 2nd

October 17 | Mexico City, Mexico

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 86-20-5 Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia Draw
Loss 86-20-4 Shigeo Nakata Japan Decision
Win 86-19-4 Sudesh Kamar India Pin
Win 85-19-4 Mohammad Ghorbani Iran Pin
Win 84-19-4 Boris Dimovski Yugoslavia Pin
Win 83-19-4 Jose Defran Dominican Republic Pin

1968 Olympic Team Trials Final Camp

52 kg | 1st

September 19 | Alamosa, CO

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 82-19-4 Sergio Gonzalez USA 7-0
Win 81-19-4 Sergio Gonzalez USA 7-3
Win 80-19-4 Greg Johnson USA 5-0
Win 79-19-4 Greg Johnson USA 10-4

1968 Olympic Team Trials

52 kg |

May 9 | Ames, IA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 78-19-4 Tom Balent USA Forfeit
Loss 78-18-4 Mark Piven USA Unknown

1968 Rocky Mountain AAU

56 kg | 2nd

March 22 | Boulder, CO

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 78-17-4 Dwayne Keller USA 4-2
Win 78-16-4 Tim McCall USA 3-2
Win 77-16-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 76-16-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 75-16-4 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1967 World Championships

52 kg | 2nd

November 12 | New Delhi, India

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 74-16-4 Shigeo Nakata Japan Decision
Win 74-15-4 Oh Jung-Yong South Korea Decision
Win 73-15-4 Nazar Albarjan Soviet Union Decision
Win 72-15-4 Gheorghe Tapapaga Romania Pin
Loss 71-15-4 Mohammad Ghorbani Iran Decision
Win 71-14-4 Leslaw Kropp Poland Pin

1967 USA vs San Francisco State All Stars Dual

52 kg |

November 4 | San Francisco, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 70-14-4 Emmett Herreria USA Pin

1967 USA vs Los Angeles Area Athletes Dual

52 kg |

November 3 | Berkeley, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 69-14-4 Gordon YamamOTo USA Pin

1967 Pan American Games

57 kg | 1st

July 24 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 68-14-4 Jose Ramos Cuba 12-6
Win 67-14-4 Charles Nixon Canada 22-0 Tech
Win 66-14-4 Octavio Velez Colombia Injury Default
Win 65-14-4 Moises Lopez Mexico Pin

1967 Pan American Trials Finals Dual

57 kg | 1st

July 7 | St. Cloud, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 64-14-4 Don Behm USA 10-1

1967 Pan American Trials

57 kg | 1st

July 3 | Minneapolis, MN

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 63-14-4 Richard Sofman USA 6-3
Win 62-14-4 Don Behm USA 4-1
Win 61-14-4 Stephen Niles USA Pin
Win 60-14-4 Edward Jacobs USA Pin

1967 AAU Nationals

57 kg | 1st

April 13 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 59-14-4 Masaaki Hatta Japan 7-5
Win 58-14-4 Dan Gable USA 6-0
Draw 57-14-4 Richard Sofman USA 3-3 Draw
Win 57-14-3 Don Behm USA 9-1
Win 56-14-3 Amos Sanchez USA Pin
Win 55-14-3 Mike Nissen USA Pin

1967 Oregon AAU Open

57 kg | 1st

March 31 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 54-14-3 Mitssuo Nakai Japan Unknown
Win 53-14-3 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 52-14-3 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 51-14-3 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1966 World Championships

52 kg | 3rd

June 16 | Toledo, OH

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Draw 50-14-3 Yasuo Katsumura Japan 6-6 Draw
Draw 50-14-2 Chang Chang-Sun South Korea Draw
Win 50-14-1 Chasen Jafari Iran Decision
Win 49-14-1 Laszlo Olveti Hungary Decision
Win 48-14-1 Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav Mongolia Decision
Draw 47-14-1 Tariel Alibegashvili Soviet Union Draw

1966 World Team Trials

52 kg | 1st

May 23 | Ann Arbor, MI

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 47-14 Ray Sanchez USA 10-5
Loss 47-13 Ray Sanchez USA 15-5 Tech
Win 47-12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 46-12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 45-12 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 44-12 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1966 AAU Nationals

57 kg | 2nd

April 7 | Lincoln, NE

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 43-12 Richard Sofman USA 8-6
Win 43-11 Tom Pennington USA 6-0
Win 42-11 Fred Powell USA 10-0 Tech
Win 41-11 Shiro Oishi Japan 16-8
Win 40-11 Roger Turlock USA Pin
Win 39-11 Tom Heimer USA Pin

1966 Oregon Open AAU

57 kg | 1st

April 1 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 38-11 Larry Olsen USA 13-1 Tech
Win 37-11 Darrell Keller USA 10-1
Win 36-11 Grant Hanjyoji USA 10-1

1966 Far Western AAU Championships

57 kg | 1st

March 18 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 35-11 Unknown USA Forfeit
Win 34-11 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 33-11 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 32-11 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1965 World Championships

52 kg | DNP

June 1 | Manchester, Great Britain

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 31-11 Ali Akbar Heidari Iran Decision
Loss 31-10 Yoshihisa Yoshida Japan Decision
Win 31-9 Mehmet Escenceli Turkey Decision

1965 AAU Nationals

57 kg | 1st

April 17 | San Francisco, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 30-9 Kunihiro Ikeda Japan Decision
Win 30-8 Dave Pruzansky USA Pin
Loss 29-8 John Hahn USA Decision
Win 29-7 Jeff Batchelor USA Pin
Win 28-7 Jesse Edwards USA Pin
Win 27-7 Ron Smith USA Forfeit
Win 26-7 Joe Gomes USA Pin

1965 Oregon AAU Open

52 kg | 1st

April 3 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 25-7 Koll Watanbe USA Unknown
Win 24-7 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 23-7 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 22-7 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1965 Far Western AAU Championships

57 kg | 2nd

March 19 | San Francisco, CA

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 21-7 Gary Hoagland USA Unknown
Win 21-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 20-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 19-6 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1964 Olympic Team Trials Final Camp

52 kg | 2nd

September 3 | Annapolis, MD

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 18-6 Gray Simons USA 6-1
Loss 18-5 Gray Simons USA 2-0
Win 18-4 Okla Johnson USA 4-3

1964 Olympic Team Trials

52 kg |

August 24 | NYC, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 17-4 Gray Simons USA 7-0
Loss 17-3 Ron Balent USA 5-4
Win 17-2 Glen McMinn USA Pin
Win 16-2 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1964 AAU Nationals

52 kg |

June 22 | NYC, NY

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Loss 15-2 Gray Simons USA 18-0 Tech
Loss 15-1 Dave Auble USA 13-0 Tech
Win 15-0 Moises Lopez Mexico 21-6 Tech
Win 14-0 John MacArthur USA 9-4

1964 Canadian Open

52 kg | 1st

May 15 | Canada

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 13-0 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 12-0 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 11-0 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Win 10-0 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1964 Olympic Regional Qualifier

52 kg | 1st

April 10 | Corvallis, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 9-0 Ron Iwasaki USA Pin
Win 8-0 Shane Schwendinan USA Pin
Win 7-0 Randy Padilla USA Pin
Win 6-0 Grant Hanjyoji USA Pin

1964 Oregon AAU Open

57 kg | 1st

April 4 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 5-0 Milo Crumrine USA Pin
Win 4-0 Gary Head USA Decision
Win 3-0 Unknown Unknown Unknown

1964 Multnomah AC vs Oregon State Dual

56 kg |

February 8 | Portland, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 2-0 Gary Head USA Pin

1964 Multnomah AC vs Oregon State Dual

56 kg |

January 11 | Corvallis, OR

ResultRecordOpponent NameOpponent NationalityScore
Win 1-0 Gary Head USA 10-0 Tech