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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 9, 1939|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 30, 1974 Waco, Texas, U.S. | (aged 34)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gregory Ruth (August 9, 1939 – June 30, 1974) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle lightweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He wrestled collegiately at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time NCAA champion.[2] Ruth was killed in a powerboat racing accident on June 30, 1974, in Waco, Texas. He was buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Norman, Oklahoma.[3]