Dziedzic appointed FILA Vice President
Stan Dziedzic of Roswell, Ga., has been appointed as a Vice President of FILA, the international wrestling federation. There were two openings for Vice Presidents on the FILA Bureau, the sport’s international governing council, after elec- tions held at the FILA Congress in Moscow, Russia in September. FILA President Raphael Martinetti announced that Stan Dziedzic of the United States and Ahmet Ayik of Turkey have been appointed as Vice Presidents. Dziedzic has served on the FILA Bureau since his election in
2006. In his new role as a Vice President, Dziedzic will now also sit on FILA’s Executive Committee. “I look forward to both the responsibility and challenge of advancing the ever-evolving international sport of wrestling,” said Dziedzic. Dziedzic currently chairs the FILA Athletes and Hall of Fame
Department, and has been instrumental in the development and expansion of the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame. Prior to his election to the FILA Bureau, Dziedzic served two
terms as USA Wrestling's president and is currently the past president on USA Wrestling's Board of Directors. In his four years as USA Wrestling president, the organization strength- ened its position within international wrestling and has assisted in promoting wrestling within the Olympic community. “Stan Dziedzic has long been one of the brightest minds in Olympic wrestling and I am confident that he will serve our sport very well in his new role,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. Dziedzic won a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympic Games at
163 pounds in freestyle wrestling in Montreal, Canada. He was a World champion in 1977 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He placed fifth in the 1974 World Championships. He won two World Cup titles and four national freestyle titles during his career. Dziedzic was a 1971 NCAA champion for Slippery Rock.
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