Rulon Gardner Won't Die

Rulon Gardner Won't Die

5.8 | 2021-04-02 | Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Fred Koschmann Editor
Travis LaBella Director of Photography
Adam Irving Editor
Adam Irving Director
Adam Irving Writer
Adam Irving Producer
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Producer

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