Jared Frayer (born October 7, 1978) of

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is an American

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 66 kg and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Frayer was born in Miami, Florida but grew up in Clearwater, Florida where his father coached at Clearwater

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High School State Wrestling Champion.

College career

Frayer was a two-time NCAA All-American at the

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, with a best finish of 2nd place. He has since been an assistant wrestling coach with the

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International career

Frayer defeated Brent Metcalf 2-0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the USA Olympic Team. At the 2012 Olympics, Frayer would make it to the

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, where he lost to

Ali Shabanau Ali Shabanau (, born 25 August 1989 in Dagestan), also known as Ali Shabanov, is a Russian-born Avar freestyle wrestler who represents Belarus that competed at the 2012 Olympics at 66 kg. 2012 Olympics Shabanau won his first match (round o ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frayer, Jared 1978 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of the United States Sportspeople from Miami