Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. The singlet Kurt Angle wore in his early World Wrestling Federation career was a tribute to Schultz. Representation in other media The 2014 film Foxcatcher, directed by Bennett Miller, with Mark Ruffalo playing Schultz, Steve Carell as du Pont and Channing Tatum as Mark, is based on Mark Schultz's relationship with du Pont. For his portrayal of Dave, Ruffalo was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dave's brother Mark Schultz wrote a non-fiction book, Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold (2014). The story of John du Pont, David Schultz, and Team Foxcatcher is documented in The Prince of Pennsylvania, a documentary film directed by Jesse Vile for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Athletic achievements 1982 NCAA Division I Champion, 167 lb class 1983 Senior Freestyle world champion, 163 lb 1984 Olympic gold medalist, 163.1 lb 1986 Goodwill Games gold medalist 1994 Goodwill Games silver medalist Seven-time USA Senior Freestyle champion (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995; all except 1988 (180.5 lb) at 163 lb) Five-time World Cup champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1995) Two-time Pan American Games champion (1977 (Greco-Roman), 1987(Freestyle)) Three-time AAU National Champion (1977 GR, 1981 FS, 1982 GR) Three-time NCAA Division I all-American (1978, 1981, 1982) Two-Time Tbilisi Champion (1984, 1991) Two-time Olympic Festival Champion (1985, 1987) Two-time Sunkist International Champion (1989, 1990) Three-time DeGlane Challenge Champion (1983, 1990, 1991) Three-time World silver medalist, 163 lb (1985, 1987, 1993) Two-time World Bronze medalist (1982, 1986) See also List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling United States results in men's freestyle wrestling List of Jews in Sports References External links Dave Schultz at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Palo Alto Weekly obituary, with recollections of Schultz as a youth – January 31, 1996 Washington Post obituary Sports Illustrated article by Rick Reilly on the 1996 U.S. Olympic wrestling team drawing inspiration from the memory of Dave Schultz and the presence of his wife and children at the Atlanta Games 1959 births 1996 deaths American people of British descent American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Deaths by firearm in Pennsylvania Male murder victims Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling Palo Alto High School alumni Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area People murdered in Pennsylvania Wrestlers at the 1984