Film
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021 · 1h 29m · Documentary
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- 9.1
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Overview
The astonishing true story of Rulon Gardner, a dairy farmer from Wyoming who shocked the world at the Sydney Olympics, overcoming 2000 to 1 odds by defeating a Russian wrestler who hadn't lost a single match in 13 years. Months after winning his gold medal, Rulon's toe was amputated from severe frostbite after a near-death wilderness stranding in sub-zero temperatures. Then with 9 toes - and after surviving a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Rulon won another medal at the next Olympics, only to survive a plane crash by swimming two miles in a freezing lake. Finally, after ballooning to 500 lbs., Rulon won America's heart competing on a season of The Biggest Loser only to lose his life savings and retreat into obscurity after getting swindled in a real estate deal that cost him his Olympic medals.
Cast
Crew
- Adam IrvingEditor · Producer · Director · Writer
- Diego Hurtado de MendozaProducer
- Travis LaBellaDirector of Photography
- Fred KoschmannEditor
Details
- Release date
- April 2, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
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