Jordan Burroughs, who for a decade had been the bedrock of USA Wrestling’s Freestyle program, was defeated by Kyle Dake in two straight matches at the 2020 Olympic Trials. It would be the first time since Burroughs graduated from the University of Nebraska that he failed to make a World or Olympic team. During the…
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Day three of the UWW Junior World Championships in Ufa, Russia, saw the United States collect two more Gold Medals to join Braxton Amos. University of Missouri freshmen Keegan O’Toole, 74 kg, and Rocky Elam, 92 kg, won their final matches. The United States finished third behind Champion Iran and Russia. Keegan O’Toole made…
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In what’s shaping up to be a fantastic performance from the USA Wrestling Junior contingent, Braxton Amos became the first American to win a gold medal in Ufa, Russia. While Bryce Andonian and Beau Bartlett both won Bronze medals in Tuesday competition. The story of the tournament has been the relentless pressure from the Americans. …
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Less than two weeks after wrapping the Olympic Games, United World Wrestling (UWW) continues as the Junior World Championships started today in Ufa, Russia. The UWW Junior age group, encompassing athletes born between 2001 and 2004, provides a window into the next group of Senior-level World and Olympic medal contenders. Today, five weight classes were…
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United World Wrestling hyped the finals match at 97 kg as the Olympic Main Event. Defending Olympic Gold Medalists, Kyle Snyder of the US, faced Abdulrashid Sadulaev of the Russian Olympic Committee in the Championship final. Heading into the bout, the US and the ROC were tied in the unofficial team medal race. The 97…
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WHAT JUST HAPPENED! 🥇@GableSteveson grabs the GOLD as time expires. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/yqMc3wbXsu — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021 21-year-old University of Minnesota junior Gable Steveson cemented his place in US Olympic Wrestling history by defeating two-time World Champion Geno Petriashvili of Georgia for the Gold Medal at 125 kg. The match was…
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In one of the most anticipated matches of the Olympic Games, David Taylor of the US wrestled two-time World Champion and 2016 Olympic Champion Hassan Yazdani of Iran at 86 kg. In the first minute of the match, the referees placed Taylor on the thirty-second shot clock. Unable to score, Yazdani took a 1–0 lead…
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Tamyra Mensah-Stock became the second woman in USA Wrestling history to win an Olympic Gold Medal. The Katy, Texas native reached the championship bout after defeating 2016 Gold Medalist Sara Dosho of Japan in the opening round, Zhou Feng of China in the quarters, and Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine in the semifinals. The final…
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Wrestling at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 1–2 After a year-long delay, wrestling at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finally kicked off on August 1. Competition began in Men’s Greco-Roman at 60 kg (132 lbs.) and 130 kg (286 lbs.) and Women’s Freestyle 76 kg (167 lbs.). The Medal matches were held on August…
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In the two weeks since Stanford University reversed course on its plan to drop eleven Olympic sports programs, the face of the Cardinal Wrestling team is dramatically different. The entire Pac 12 has taken notice in an effort to bolster its member enrollment. After this past spring’s NCAA Championship tournament, head coach Jason Borrelli, unsure…
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