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Article: WRESTLING; BRANDON PAULSON IN ATHENS TO AID THE MAN WHO BEAT HIM; A tough way to help; Paulson at Olympics as training partner.(SPORTS)(2004 ATHENS SUMMER OLYMPICS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 14, 2004
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Byline: Jay Weiner; Staff Writer
Athens, Greece -- Brandon Paulson is using the sport he loves to aid in his grieving.
In so doing, the 1996 Olympic silver medalist may be displaying admirable sportsmanship and boundless grace.
Or, he may be playing out the Olympic athlete's curse: not letting go.
Paulson, of Coon Rapids, arrived in Athens Thursday, but not as a member of the U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. He arrived as a training partner, the support staff.
He is here to help prepare Dennis Hall for the 121-pound Olympic tournament.
Last May, Hall hijacked Paulson's happy Olympic ending. Hall defeated the ...