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Jesse Thielke
Jesse Thielke (born June 9, 1992) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2016 Olympics. High school career In high school Thielke was a four-time state champion for Germantown High School in Germantown, Wisconsin. He finished with a record of 186-1, including a victory over eventual Dan Hodge Trophy winner Alex Dieringer. College career He wrestled two seasons for the Wisconsin Badgers before taking an Olympic redshirt in the 2015–16 season. International career He won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, defeating Spenser Mango in the semifinals and Ildar Hafizov in the finals. Thielke qualified for the 2016 Olympics by finishing second and in the last qualifying spot at the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2. To qualify he came from behind in the quarterfinals and semifinals. At the 2016 Olympics, Theilke defeated Mehdi Messaoudi Mehdi Messaoudi ( ar, مَدهي مَساودي; born 8 March 1989) is a French-Moroccan former prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 2016 Summer Olympics, Bayramov Vs Thielke 5
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports and military systems. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling). Wrestling comes in different forms such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, Sambo (martial art), sambo, folkstyle wrestling, folkstyle, catch wrestling, catch, submission wrestling, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao and others. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (sometimes more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a Grappling position, superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term ''wrestling'' is attested in late Old English, as ''wræstlunge'' (glossing ''palestram''). Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
