Cincinnati, OH (June 23) - The World Championships of Wrestling's Tour of  Legends "Medal Challenge" presented the largest number of Olympic and World  Wrestling Medals with twenty-six medals and nineteen medallists at one time  under one roof.  The "Medal Challenge" took place at the World Team Trials,  where the top U.S. wrestlers are competing for their spot on the U.S. World  Team that will compete at the World Championships of Wrestling in New York  City this September.    Nancy Schultz kicked off the "Medal Challenge" by presenting her late  husband's, Dave Schultz's, Gold Medal from the 1984 Olympics.  Others  speaking on behalf of the World Championships and the Medal Challenge  include former U.S. Olympic Coach Bill Farrell, plus Olympic heroes Dan  Gable, John Smith and Matt Ghaffari.  Dan Gable and John Smith both issued a  challenge to America's Wrestling Legends to beat the record set in  Cincinnati at the World Championships in New York City.    The Tour of Legends has visited major wrestling championships and events  across the country over the last three months to celebrate the sport of  wrestling in anticipation of the 2001 World Championships of Wrestling,  coming this September 26-29 to New York City.  Tickets for the World  Championships at Madison Square Garden are on sale now.  Individual session  tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster by calling 1-212-307-7171 or  by 1-866-NYC-2001.    World and Olympic Medallists in Attendance:  Tom Brands, 1996 Olympic Gold & 1993 World Gold  Melvin Douglas, 1993 World Gold  Stan Dziedzic, 1977 World Gold & 1976 Olympic Bronze  Steve Fraser, 1984 Olympic Gold  Dan Gable, 1972 Olympic Gold & 1971 World Gold  Rulon Gardner, 2000 Olympic Gold  Matt Ghaffari, 1996 Olympic Silver & 3X World Medallist (92, 94 & 95)  Hamid Kermanshah, 1973 World Silver for Iran  Kevin Jackson, 1992 Olympic Gold & 1991, 1995 World Gold  Zeke Jones, 1992 Olympic Silver  Kristie Marano, 2000 World Gold  Momir Petkovic, 1976 Olympic Gold for Yugoslavia  Andy Rein, 1984 Olympic Silver  Townsend Saunders, 1996 Olympic Silver  Tricia Saunders, 4x World Gold, 5X World Medallist  Bill Scherr, 1985 World Gold, 1988 Olympic Bronze & 4X World Medallist  Nancy Schultz, In memory of Dave Schultz, 1984 Olympic Gold  John Smith, 1988, 1992 World Gold & 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 World Gold     Rodney Smith, 1992 Olympic Bronze