Austin Klee Gomez (born March 19, 1998) is a

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and former

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who competes at

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. In freestyle, he represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics and is a Mexico National champion. In folkstyle, Gomez was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American, placing second in

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out of the University of Michigan and fourth in

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out of the University of Wisconsin.

Career

High school

Gomez started wrestling around the age of four years old, and went on to attend Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, where he became a three-time state champion before graduating in 2017. One of the top-recruits in the country, Gomez was a multiple-time U17 US National champion and a Pan American champion in both

and

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. Before his junior season, Gomez committed to wrestle for the Iowa State Cyclones. Before going off to college, Gomez placed second at the U20 US World Team Trials.

Iowa State University

2017–2018

Gomez competed under a redshirt during his first season, grabbing titles from the Willie Myers Open, the Duhawk Open and the Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open and recording a 8–0 record. After the season, Gomez grabbed the U20 US National title and improved from a runner-up finish from 2017 to a first-place finish at the U20 US World Team Trials in freestyle. However, he decided against competing at the U20 World Championships due to a knee injury.

2018–2019

During regular season, Gomez won the Lindenwood Open and placed second at the Southern Scuffle, before a third-place finish at the Big 12 Conference to qualify for the NCAA tournament. At the tournament, Gomez went 4–2 though was unable to place, closing off the year at 24–7.

2019–2020

Gomez was unable to compete during 2019–2020 due to injury, using a medical redshirt. In October 2020, Gomez competed at the US National Championships, where he suffered an injury in a first round loss and forfeited his next match. In December 2020, Gomez made the decision to retire from the sport due to recurrent concussions and injuries, at the age of 22.

University of Wisconsin

2021–2022

After a brief retirement, Gomez entered the transfer portal in April, and in May, he committed to wrestle for the Wisconsin Badgers. Up at 149 pounds, Gomez became the Big Ten Conference champion before becoming an All-American with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA National tournament, closing out the year at 23–4.

2022–2023

On November, Gomez competed for Mexico at the Mexico All-Star Grand Prix, winning gold at 70 kilograms and defeating

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Agustín Destribats in the finals. During regular season, Gomez held a 10–2 dual meet record, notably defeating three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis early in the year though suffering an injury during his last meet which resulted in a loss. After a first round upset loss, Gomez was forced to default out of his second match due to injury at the Big Ten Championships, though receiving an at-large berth to qualify for the NCAA tournament. At the national tournament, Gomez went 2–2 and was unable to repeat as an All-American, closing out the year at 12–6. A week after folkstyle season was over, Gomez became a Mexico National champion, with notable victories over three-time Pan American medalist

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and Outstanding Wrestler honors. In May, Gomez competed at the

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, but was eliminated by Colombia in the first round. In September, Gomez competed at the World Championships, where after defeating India's Anuj Kumar, he was eliminated by two-time NCAA Division I National champion Nick Lee.

University of Michigan

2023–2024

After graduating from Wisconsin in the spring, Gomez announced 2022–2023 had been his final season of collegiate wrestling, however, he entered the transfer portal in October, and in December, his petition for another year of eligibility was approved by the NCAA. Days later, Gomez announced his commitment to the

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, and went 7–1 in dual meets for them during regular season. To start off March, Gomez switched to freestyle in an attempt to qualify Mexico for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament. After a quick victory over Chile, Gomez avenged his loss from the World Championships and defeated Pan American champion Nick Lee in a high-scoring match to advance to the qualification match. In the semifinals, Gomez defeated Lachlan McNeil to qualify for the

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, and the finals of the tournament were not wrestled. Back to folkstyle for the post-season, Gomez placed as a runner-up at the Big Ten Conference Championships and claimed the sixth-seed at the NCAA tournament. After defeating three-time All-American Kyle Parco to cruise to the finals, he fell to Caleb Henson to place as a runner-up and become a two-time All-American, closing out the year at 13–3 and ending his collegiate career.

Post-collegiate career

2024

In June, Gomez competed at the Polyák Imre & Varga János Ranking Series, where he won one match while losing three to place fifth. In August, Gomez made his Olympic debut at the

in Paris, where he was eliminated in the first round by three-time World champion Haji Aliyev from Azerbaijan, who failed to advance in the tournament.

Freestyle record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Austin 1998 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Mexican male sport wrestlers Wisconsin Badgers wrestlers Iowa State Cyclones wrestlers Michigan Wolverines wrestlers People from Carol Stream, Illinois Amateur wrestlers American people of Mexican descent Olympic wrestlers for Mexico Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen