Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 12:51 PM

United States Olympic Committee - WRESTLING: Olympic medalist Chris Campbell elected as Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Chris Campbell, who now resides in Fairfax, Calif., has been elected as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Campbell had an amazing career as an international freestyle wrestler, competing with power, technical skill and a fierce competitiveness. He reached the top of the world in 1981, when he won the World gold medal at 82 kg/180.5 lbs. in Skopje, Yugoslavia and was named the Most Technical Wrestler at the tournament.