Documentary · United States of America · 2021 · 1h 29m

Rulon Gardner Won't Die

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Director
Adam Irving
Cast
Rulon Gardner as Himself Bob Costas as Katie Couric as Alexander Karelin as Matt Lauer as Jay Leno as
Crew
Travis LaBella — Director of Photography Fred Koschmann — Editor Adam Irving — Editor Adam Irving — Writer Adam Irving — Producer Diego Hurtado de Mendoza — Producer
Synopsis

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.

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