The 2020 United States Olympic Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Dickies Arena of

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, on April 2–3, 2021. This event determined the representative of the

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for the

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at each Olympic weight class. Originally scheduled to take place at the

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and on April 4–5, 2020, this event was postponed by the

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and

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on March 13, 2020, along with the

due to the

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Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Men's Greco–Roman

Qualification procedures

Direct qualification

To qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials directly, a wrestler must have achieved a certain result at at least one of the determined qualifying tournaments (set by

). The procedures were the following:

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Greco-Roman

Indirect qualification

To qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials indirectly, a wrestler was required to have certain past accolades that could back up their spot. The required accomplishments were the following:

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Greco–Roman

Collegiate qualification

These athletes have qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials through

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. Men's Freestyle – Greco–Roman - 2021 NCAA Division I Championships * 125 lb

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* 133 lb Roman Bravo-Young * 141 lb Nick Lee * 149 lb Austin O'Connor * 157 lb David Carr * 165 lb Shane Griffith * 174 lb Carter Starocci * 184 lb Aaron Brooks * 197 lb A.J. Ferrari * 285 lb

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Women's Freestyle - 2021 NCWWC Championships * 101 lb Angelina Gomez * 109 lb Emily Shilson * 116 lb Felicity Taylor * 123 lb Cheyenne Sisenstein * 130 lb Cameron Guerin * 136 lb Brenda Reyna * 143 lb Emma Bruntil * 155 lb Alara Boyd * 170 lb Yelena Makoyed * 191 lb Sydnee Kimber Women's Freestyle - 2021 NAIA Women's Wrestling National Invitational Championships * 101 lb Nina Pham * 109 lb Mckayla Campbell * 116 lb Peyton Prussin * 123 lb Jasmine Hernandez * 130 lb Bridgette Duty * 136 lb Desiree Zavala * 143 lb Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp * 155 lb Sienna Ramirez * 170 lb Jordan Nelson * 191 lb Nkechinyere Nwankwo

Qualified Non-Competitors

These qualified athletes have chosen or were unable to compete in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Men's Freestyle * 57 kg

(injury) * 57 kg

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( COVID-19 positive test) * 57 kg Roman Bravo-Young (decision) * 65 kg Tyler Graff * 65 kg

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(decision) * 65 kg Austin O'Connor * 74 kg

Isaiah Martinez Isaiah Alexander Martinez (born September 2, 1994) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 79 kilograms. In freestyle, Martinez is a two-time US Open National champion (three-time finalist) and was th ...

(injury) * 74 kg Mekhi Lewis (injury) * 74 kg

Alex Dieringer Alex David Dieringer (born June 6, 1993) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he has had success in both the international and national circuit, claiming medals from tournaments such as the Bill Farr ...

(injury) * 86 kg

Zahid Valencia Zahid Valencia (born November 5, 1997) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a two-time NCAA Division I National Champion and three-time Pac-12 Confe ...

(injury) * 97 kg

J'den Cox J'den Michael Tbory Cox ( /ˈdʒeɪdən/ ''JAY-dən'', born March 3, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms. In freestyle, Cox is a two-time World Champion (bronze medalist in 20 ...

(missed weight) * Jacob Kasper * Nick Nevills * Shane Griffith

Tournament format

# Challenge tournament(single elimination) – The first part of the trials determined who advanced over to the best–of–three finale and it took place in the first day of competition. # Championship series (best‐of‐3 match final wrestle‐off) – In the second part of the trials, the finals which determined the ultimate winner took place, in the second day of competition.

Brackets

Men's freestyle

;Note * At 74 and 97 kg,

Jordan Burroughs Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 79 kilograms, and previously competed at 74 kilos. In freestyle, he was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is ...

and Kyle Snyder had an automatic berth to the best–of–three as returning World Championship medalists, therefore the finalists of the challenge tournament competed for advancement to the finals, unlike the other weight classes where both competitors advance. Also at 74 kg,

Kyle Dake Kyle Douglas Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. Dake is a four-time and the reigning World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at ...

earned an automatic bid to the semifinals as the returning World Champion at 79 kg. At 97 kg,

had also earned an automatic bid to the semifinals as the returning World Champion at 92 kg, however, he was pulled out of the bracket on the day of the event by

for making weight minutes after the closure of the weight-ins.

57 kg

Best‐2-out-of‐3 Match (Wrestle‐Off) Winner –

Thomas Gilman Thomas Patrick Gilman (born May 28, 1994) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. In freestyle, Gilman is a 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and the 2021 World Champion (finalist in 2 ...

65 kg

Best‐2-out-of‐3 Match (Wrestle‐Off) Winner –

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Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Men's Greco–Roman

Qualification procedures

Direct qualification

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Greco-Roman

Indirect qualification

Men's freestyle

Women's freestyle

Greco–Roman

Collegiate qualification

Qualified Non-Competitors

Tournament format

Brackets

Men's freestyle

57 kg

65 kg

74 kg

86 kg

97 kg

125 kg

Consolation brackets

Men's freestyle

57 kg

65 kg

74 kg

86 kg

97 kg

125 kg

See also

References