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Franklin Gómez Matos (born August 5, 1986) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican
freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...
.


Early years and education

Gómez was born in Puerto Plata Province in the
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. His father, Eugenio Gómez, was a fisherman and his mother, Margarita Matos, was a housewife. In 1991, Franklin's father died as a consequence of
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. As a result, his mother decided to move to
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, along with Franklin and her other two sons: Emanuel and Abel. During childhood, Gómez played basketball and baseball. He began wrestling when he was 12 years old, training at Club Sparta in
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. He came to the
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and lived in
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his freshman year of high school where he stayed with a host family, Bill and Diane McGrath, in
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and attended St. Augustine Preparatory School in
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. Gómez would then move to
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, where he attended Brandon High School. Aside of wrestling, Gómez completed a
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in Human Resources, with a major in psychology from
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, as well as a
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in Business Administration from
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.


Wrestling career

While studying at St. Augustine Prep in
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, Gómez won district and regional titles at 103 and 112-pounds. He then wrestled at Brandon High School in
Brandon, Florida Brandon is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. The p ...
and won a state title at 119-pounds his senior year. Gómez wrestled collegiately for
Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the ...
and won an
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title at 133-pounds in 2009. After graduation, he was recruited to the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club at
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, where he trains
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. During the
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in
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,
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, Gómez won the first gold medal in the sport of wrestling for Puerto Rico. He would win his next three tournaments in
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,
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and
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. In his last performance, he defeated the current world champion in the 60 kg, the
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n wrestler
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (, ; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg cat ...
, claiming the gold medal in the Grand Prix of Germany. After becoming the sub-champion and winning a silver medal in the 2011 World Championships, Gomez also won his country a spot at the
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. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Gómez faced
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (, ; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg cat ...
of Russia again but this time in the first round. Kudukhov defeated Gomez 3–1 and made the final but was defeated by Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan. With Kudukhov making the final, Gomez was made eligible to wrestle for a medal in the repechage rounds. Gómez fought against
Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...
in the repechage rounds, but lost again 0–3, and Dutt eventually claimed the bronze medal. At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the round of 16 he lost to
Soslan Ramonov Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov (; ; born 1 January 1991) is a Russian retired freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He is a 2016 Olympic gold medalist. In 2014 he won a national and a world title in the -65 kg category. He is coached by Anato ...
(by fall) of Russia and in the repechage round 2 he lost again to
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorig Mandakhnaran ( Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant. He ...
of Mongolia (4–7) At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gómez faced
Ikhtiyor Navruzov Ikhtiyor Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost the quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar. He is a 2015 World Wrestling Championships ...
of Uzbekistan. Gómez and Navruzov were tied 5–5 in the second round. As the match was about to end, Gómez made a move that took Navruzov outside of the ring, initially warranting two points for Gómez. However, one of the officers argued that the move favored Navruzov, forcing Gómez' corner to challenge the call. When the officers decided against him, the bout ended 8–5 against Gómez. The decision was controversial from the beginning, with various experts and sources calling the decision "insane", and saying that Gómez was "robbed" on
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. Some notable wrestlers and coaches that tweeted in support of Gómez were Eric Thompson,
Jake Varner Jacob Stephen "Jake" Varner (born March 24, 1986) is an American wrestler. Varner won the gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in freestyle wrestling. Varner wrestled collegiately for the Iowa State University Cycl ...
,
Cael Sanderson Cael Norman Sanderson ( ; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of ...
, Mark Hemauer, and
Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade ...
. Former
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Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá (born 13 February 1962) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus ( LL.M. 1987) and a graduate of the University of ...
tweeted using the
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"#GomezGotRobbed". Meanwhile, current Governor
Alejandro García Padilla Alejandro Javier García Padilla (; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political lan ...
vowed to protest what he called a "theft" to the sport. Shortly after the match, the three officers in charge of the match were suspended by United World Wrestling because of "suspicious officiating". They also claimed that an investigation would be done, but their decision couldn't be overturned. On September 3, 2016, it was announced that the three officers were officially expelled from the UWW, without offering the reasons for the expulsion.


Achievements

*
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champion at 133 pounds (2009) * Athlete of the Year at
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(2009) * Two-time
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champion (2008, 2009) * Silver medal at the
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in
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,
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(2011) * Gold medal at the
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in
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,
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(2011) * Gold medal at the
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in
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,
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(2014)


Freestyle record

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, - , Win , 114–45 , align=left, Lutbayar Batbayar , style="font-size:88%", 5–3 , - , Win , 113–45 , align=left, Miroslav Hristov , style="font-size:88%", 13–4 , - , Loss , 112–45 , align=left, Vinod Kumar , style="font-size:88%", 5–6 , - , Win , 112–44 , align=left, FF , style="font-size:88%", FF , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 111–44 , align=left,
Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier (born November 18, 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada. He re ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–11 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=3, August 6, 2017 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=3, 2017 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 111–43 , align=left, Gor Ogannesyan , style="font-size:88%", 3–1 , - , Win , 110–43 , align=left, Sixto Auccapiña , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 109–43 , align=left, Andres Castañeda , style="font-size:88%", 8–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 5–7, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2017 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2, Lauro de Freitas,
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, - , Win , 108–43 , align=left, Wilfredo Rodríguez , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 107–43 , align=left,
Ikhtiyor Navruzov Ikhtiyor Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost the quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar. He is a 2015 World Wrestling Championships ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, August 21, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2,
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, - , Win , 107–42 , align=left, Borislav Novachkov , style="font-size:88%", 7–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 106–42 , align=left,
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorig Mandakhnaran ( Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant. He ...
, style="font-size:88%", 1–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, July 9–10, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2016 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
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, - , Win , 106–41 , align=left, Ivan Filippov , style="font-size:88%", 2–0 , - , Win , 105–41 , align=left, Ilyas Zhumay , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 104–41 , align=left, Kevin Henkel , style="font-size:88%", 8–6 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 103–41 , align=left, Yowlys Bonne , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, June 10–14, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2016 Granma y Cerro Pelado International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
Havana, Cuba Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier (born November 18, 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada. He re ...
, style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 101–41 , align=left,
Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier (born November 18, 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada. He re ...
, style="font-size:88%", 3–8 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 5, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2016 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 101–40 , align=left, Hernán Guzmán , style="font-size:88%", 8–4 , - , Win , 100–40 , align=left, Brent Metcalf , style="font-size:88%", 9–7 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 99–40 , align=left,
Haji Aliyev Haji Aliyev (; born 21 April 1991), is an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 61 kg division in the 2014 European Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal after beating Bekkhan Goygereyev of Russia. ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, February 5–7, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2016 Yasar Dogu International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
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, - , Win , 99–39 , align=left, Omer Uzan , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 98–39 , align=left, Borislav Novachkov , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, January 29–31, 2016 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2016 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 97–39 , align=left, Mahdi Niazijengheshlaghi'nin , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 96–39 , align=left, Filip Novachkov , style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 95–39 , align=left, David Safaryan , style="font-size:88%", 4–6 , style="font-size:88%" , September 10, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Las Vegas, Nevada , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 95–38 , align=left, Marbin Miranda , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 17, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2015 Pan American Games , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3, Toronto, Canada , - , Loss , 94–38 , align=left, Brent Metcalf , style="font-size:88%", 8–10 , - , Win , 94–37 , align=left, Wilfredo Henriquez , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 93–37 , align=left,
Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés Tobier (born November 18, 1988) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haislan Garcia of Canada. He re ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 14–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 20–24, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
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, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 92–37 , align=left, Luis Portillo , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 91–37 , align=left, Elvis Fuentes , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 90–37 , align=left,
Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran Ganzorig Mandakhnaran ( Mongolian: ; born 11 May 1986) is a male Mongolian wrestler who competes in the category in freestyle wrestling. He was born in Töv province. He is a two-time world bronze medalist and Ivan Yarygin 2016 contestant. He ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–7 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=4, September 9, 2014 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=4, 2014 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=4,
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, - , Win , 90–36 , align=left, Christophe Clavier , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–0 , - , Loss , 89–36 , align=left,
Soslan Ramonov Soslan Lyudvikovich Ramonov (; ; born 1 January 1991) is a Russian retired freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin. He is a 2016 Olympic gold medalist. In 2014 he won a national and a world title in the -65 kg category. He is coached by Anato ...
, style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 89–35 , align=left, Sayatbek Okassov , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 88–35 , align=left,
Akhmed Chakaev Akhmed Osmanovich Chakaev (; born 23 March 1988) is a Russian former freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time world freestyle wrestling bronze medalist. 2018 Russian national champion. 2020 Russian nationals runner-up and two-time bronze medalist. A ...
, style="font-size:88%", 7–10 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 19–20, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2014 Olympia Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 88–34 , align=left,
Zurabi Iakobishvili Zurabi Iakobishvili ( ka, ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი; born February 4, 1992) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler and wrestling coach. He is a World Championships gold and three-time bronze medallist, and European Championships ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–2 , - , Win , 87–34 , align=left, Stelios Mama , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 86–34 , align=left, Hernán Darío Guzmán Ipuz , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, April 2–7, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2014 Central American and Caribbean Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
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Brandon Díaz Brandon Disair Díaz Ramírez (born March 24, 1993) is a Mexican freestyle wrestler. Career Díaz started wrestling when he was 10 years old and has been active in competition since 2006 under the coaching of Manuel Viramontes. He has compet ...
, style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 83–34 , align=left, Yiriken Ailixiati , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, February 21–23, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2014 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
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Selahattin Kılıçsallayan Selahattin Kılıçsallayan (born 18 October 1993) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler. At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event. Career In 2019, Kılıçsallayan won the silver medal ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 12–0 , - , Win , 81–34 , align=left, George Bucur , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Win , 80–34 , align=left, Rafal Statkiewicz , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 79–34 , align=left, Frank Molinaro , style="font-size:88%", 1–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, January 30 – February 1, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2014 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...
, - , Win , 79–33 , align=left, Borislav Novachkov , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - , Win , 78–33 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–3 , - , Win , 77–33 , align=left, Brett Robbins , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 76–33 , align=left, Artur Arakelyan , style="font-size:88%", 4–6 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5, September 17, 2013 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=5, 2013 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=5,
Budapest, Hungary Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
, - , Win , 76–32 , align=left, Andrei Prepeliţă , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , - , Loss , 75–32 , align=left,
Bekkhan Goygereyev Bekkhan Salavdinovich Goygereev (born May 22, 1987) is a Chechen-born Russian freestyle wrestler who won the gold medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships. He defeated Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–13 , - , Win , 75–31 , align=left, Hwang Ryon-ghak , style="font-size:88%", 8–6 , - , Win , 74–31 , align=left,
Bazar Bazarguruev Bazar Budazhapovich Bazarguruyev (; born January 9, 1985) is a male freestyle wrestler of Buryat descent from Kyrgyzstan. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In this competition he was ranked on 4-5 place. He lost ...
, style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 73–31 , align=left, Krzysztof Bienkowski , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , style="font-size:88%" , August 10, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" , 2013 Poland Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Spala, Poland , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 72–31 , align=left, Nikolai Bolotnyuk , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 13, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2013 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Madrid, Spain Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
, - , Win , 71–31 , align=left, , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 70–31 , align=left, , style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 69–31 , align=left, Vladimer Khinchegashvili , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%" , May 31, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" , 2013 FILA Golden Grand Prix , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" , Sassari, Italy , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 69–30 , align=left, Vladimir Flegontov , style="font-size:88%", 2–4, 1–0, 1–2 , style="font-size:88%" , January 24, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" , 2013 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
Krasnoyarsk, Russia Krasnoyarsk is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yenisey River, and is the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk, with a population of over 1.1 million. Krasnoyarsk is an i ...
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Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, August 11, 2012 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2,
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
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London, England London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
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Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (, ; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg cat ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 69–27 , align=left,
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (, ; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg cat ...
, style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", June 30, 2012 , style="font-size:88%", 2012 Grand Prix of Germany , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Dortmund, Germany Dortmund (; ; ) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 614,495 inhabitants, it is the largest city (by area and population) of the Ruhr as ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 69–27 , align=left, Salvatore Mannino , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", June 2, 2012 , style="font-size:88%", 2012 Torneo Citta a Sassari , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;", Sassari, Italy , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 68–27 , align=left, Andrei Dukov , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", May 25, 2012 , style="font-size:88%", 2012 Ion Corneanu Memorial , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;", Targoviste,
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 67–27 , align=left, Guillermo Torres , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, October 20–24, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...
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Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, - , Win , 66–27 , align=left, Yowlys Bonne , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 65–27 , align=left, Gabriel García , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 4–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 64–27 , align=left,
Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (, ; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg category at the 2008 Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 60 kg cat ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–5, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=6, September 17, 2011 , style="font-size:88%"rowspan=6, 2011 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"rowspan=6,
Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in th ...
, - , Win , 63–26 , align=left, Dauren Zhumagaziyev , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 0–1, 3–0 , - , Win , 62–26 , align=left,
Zelimkhan Huseynov Zelimkhan Tezhdeivich Huseynov (; ; born July 13, 1981, in Dagestan) is a retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage who represented Azerbaijan in the Men's freestyle 60 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 fin ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 1–0, 2–1 , - , Win , 61–26 , align=left,
Lee Seung-chul Lee Seung-chul (; born December 5, 1966) is a South Korean singer best known for the hit songs, "My Love", "Never Ending Story", and "Girls' Generation". Currently an artist of Kakao Entertainment's label Flex M, he debuted in 1985 as the voc ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 60–26 , align=left, Ri Jong-myong , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 59–26 , align=left, Malkhaz Zarkua , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 2–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 58–26 , align=left, Tim Schleicher , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", July 7, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 Grand Prix of Spain , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Madrid, Spain Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 57–26 , align=left, Ryley Walker , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%", May 6, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Rionegro Rionegro () is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the city is Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro. Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the cit ...
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Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
, - , Win , 56–26 , align=left, Derek Moore , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 5–0 , style="font-size:88%", March 17, 2011 , style="font-size:88%", 2011 NCAA vs. USAW National Team All-Star Dual , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 55–26 , align=left, Nick Simmons , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, February 2–5, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2011 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,
Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010 United States Census, 2 ...
, - , Win , 54–26 , align=left, Reece Humphrey , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 0–1, 3–0 , - , Win , 53–26 , align=left, Coleman Scott , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–1 , - , Win , 52–26 , align=left, Nick Fanthorpe , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 1–0 , - , Loss , 51–26 , align=left, Shogo Maeda , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 0–1, 1–4 , - , Win , 51–25 , align=left, Alan Olvera , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 50–25 , align=left, Reece Humphrey , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, November 20–21, 2010 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2010 Sunkist Kids International Open , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...
, - , Loss , 50–24 , align=left, Rasul Murtazaliev , style="font-size:88%", 3–5, 0–2 , - , Win , 50–23 , align=left, Derek Moore , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 4–0 , - , Win , 49–23 , align=left,
James Mancini James Mancini (born September 29, 1984) is a Canadian-Italian wrestler and mixed martial artist. He most notably competed as a freestyle wrestler, representing Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the 60 kg category, ha ...
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Tempe, Arizona Tempe ( ; ''Oidbaḍ'' in O'odham language, O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in t ...
, - , Loss , 47–23 , align=left, Seshito Shimizu , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 47–22 , align=left, Craig Barker , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 4–0 , - , Win , 46–22 , align=left, Marcus Pettis , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 7–0 , - , Loss , 45–22 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 45–21 , align=left, Malkhaz Kurdiani , style="font-size:88%", 2–2, 0–2 , style="font-size:88%", September 11, 2010 , style="font-size:88%", 2010 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
Moscow, Russia Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
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Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the List of cities in Iowa, eighth-most populous city in the st ...
, - , Win , 44–20 , align=left, Nick Trizzino , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 7–0 , - , Loss , 43–20 , align=left, Daniel Dennis , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–0, 0–1 , - , Win , 43–19 , align=left, Daryl Thomas , style="font-size:88%", 8–1, 1–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 42–19 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=9, April 24–26, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=9, 2009 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=9,
Akron, Ohio Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...
, - , Win , 41–19 , align=left, Daniel Mitcheff , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 6–0 , - , Win , 40–19 , align=left, Conor Beebe , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 4–2 , - , Win , 39–19 , align=left, Jimmy Conror , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 3–0 , - , Win , 38–19 , align=left, Jayson Ness , style="font-size:88%", 5–1, 1–3, 2–1 , - , Win , 37–19 , align=left, Quinton Leith , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 7–0 , - , Loss , 36–19 , align=left, Coleman Scott , style="font-size:88%", 0–4, 1–2 , - , Win , 36–18 , align=left, Nikkien Fauntleroy , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–1, 7–1 , - , Win , 35–18 , align=left, Brian Marcoux , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 34–18 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 4–3, 0–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, April 9–11, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2009 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, - , Win , 34–17 , align=left, Teague Moore , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 0–1, 0–7 , - , Loss , 33–17 , align=left, Tyler Graff , style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 1–0, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 33–16 , align=left, Reece Humphrey , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, May 24, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2008 US University World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
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Angel Cejudo Angel Cejudo is an American freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler who won the Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler), Dave Schultz Memorial International freestyle wrestling tournament in the 60 kg (132 lbs) weight class on February 5, 2008. Later th ...
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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
, - , Win , 32–14 , align=left, Jayson Ness , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 0–4, 2–1 , - , Win , 31–14 , align=left, Ben Hanisch , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 30–14 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 2–3, 0–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8, April 26, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2008 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=8,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, - , Loss , 30–13 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 0–1, 0–7 , - , Win , 30–12 , align=left, Alex Tsirtsis , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 2–0, 1–0 , - , Loss , 29–12 , align=left, Michael Lightner , style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 1–3 , - , Win , 29–11 , align=left, Tyler Graff , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 4–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2008 US National Championships (qualifiers) , - , Loss , 28–11 , align=left, Dylan Long , style="font-size:88%", 2–3, 0–2 , - , Win , 28–10 , align=left, Melvin Lofton , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 2–0, 4–1 , - , Win , 27–10 , align=left, Drew Headlee , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 26–10 , align=left, Daniel Dennis , style="font-size:88%", 0–3, 0–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, April 13, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2008 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, - , Win , 26–9 , align=left, Alex Tsirtsis , style="font-size:88%", 4–1, 0–1, 3–1 , - , Win , 25–9 , align=left, Chris Jenkins , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 1–0 , - , Win , 24–9 , align=left, Ben Hanisch , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 23–9 , align=left, Dalton Bullard , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 22–9 , align=left, Matthew Fisk , style="font-size:88%", 7–0, 1–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 21–9 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 2–3, 0–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 10, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2007 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, - , Loss , 21–8 , align=left, Shawn Bunch , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 3–4 , - , Win , 21–7 , align=left, Eric Metzler , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 3–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 20–7 , align=left, Mike Grey , style="font-size:88%", 7–3, 7–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, April 22, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, 2007 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,
Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, - , Loss , 19–7 , align=left, Javier Maldonado , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 2–3 , - , Win , 19–6 , align=left, Terry Williams , style="font-size:88%", 4–1, 1–1, 1–0 , - , Loss , 18–6 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 0–5, 1–2 , - , Win , 18–5 , align=left, Brent Clausing , style="font-size:88%", 5–0, 4–0 , - , Win , 17–5 , align=left, Francisco Manriquez , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 7–0 , - , Win , 16–5 , align=left, Evan Forde , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 15–5 , align=left, Joey Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 1–3, 5–3, 2–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, April 7, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2007 US National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, - , Loss , 15–4 , align=left, Mike Zadick , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–7, 0–7 , - , Win , 15–3 , align=left, Travis Drake , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2007 US National Championships (qualifiers) , - , Win , 14–3 , align=left, Bryan Osuna , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 13–3 , align=left, Josh Keefe , style="font-size:88%", 6–0, 1–4, 4–3 , - , Win , 12–3 , align=left, Angel Alegre , style="font-size:88%", TF 8–0, 6–0 , - , Loss , 11–3 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 0–1, 0–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 11–2 , align=left, Danny Felix , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 25, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2007 US Northeast Regional Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
, - , Win , 10–2 , align=left, Jason Guffey , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 9–2 , align=left, Michael Watts , style="font-size:88%", TF 8–0, 7–0 , - , Win , 8–2 , align=left, Rob Labrake , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 7–2 , align=left, Matt Azevedo , style="font-size:88%", 1–8, 0–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, May 28, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2006 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
, - , Win , 7–1 , align=left, Adam Smith , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 6–1 , align=left, Michael Martinez , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 3–5, 2–2 , - , Loss , 5–1 , align=left,
Henry Cejudo Henry Carlos Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC ...
, style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 1–2, 1–3 , - , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Luke Smith , style="font-size:88%", 4–2, 7–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Luke Smith , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 3–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, April 30, 2006 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2006 US University National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
, - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Brad Pataky , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 5–0 , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Tim Kephart , style="font-size:88%", 3–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Chris Heilman , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 7–0 , -


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Franklin 1986 births Living people Puerto Rican male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Puerto Rico World Wrestling Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Pan American Games gold medalists in wrestling Pan American Games bronze medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics St. Augustine Preparatory School alumni 21st-century American sportsmen