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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 the reigning and a six-time world champion (nine-time medalist), three-time Pan American Games Gold medalist, four-time
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champion, and four-time US Open national champion, and has made the US World or Olympic Team on 11 occasions. In folkstyle, Burroughs was a two-time NCAA Division I champion for the
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and was awarded the
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(equivalent to the Heisman Trophy) in 2012. After winning gold at the
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, Burroughs set the American record with his seventh gold medal at the Olympic and World Championship level. Burroughs is widely known for his double-leg takedown and is considered one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.


Early life

Burroughs is from the Sicklerville section of
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. When he was in elementary school, he brought a
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flyer home and became the first member of his family to ever wrestle, at the age of five. He went on to attend
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, where he was a three-sport athlete in
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,
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, and
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. He dreamed of playing in the NFL as a wide receiver, but gave up on it to focus on wrestling, weighing 130 pounds as a freshman. As a wrestler, he became a three-time district champion, two-time regional champion, state ( NJSIAA) champion, and NHSCA national champion in his senior year ('06). He graduated with 115 wins and 20 losses.


College career

In 2006, he accepted a scholarship to the
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as the 52nd-ranked senior in the nation.


2006–07

Burroughs freshman year ended with 16 wins and 13 losses. He was also an NCAA qualifier and placed third at the
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championships.


2007–08

For his sophomore year in
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, he made adjustments with which he finished regular season with a 34–6 record. He also set a single-season record, scoring 98 dual takedowns and surrendering just seven on the year, marking one of UNL's best sophomore seasons. As the top-seed at the Big 12 Championships, Burroughs made his way to the title with
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and major decisions and was also named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. At the NCAAs, he capped three victories up until the semifinals, where he was downed by Hawkeyes' legend
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. He placed third after defeating J.P. O'Connor and Josh Churella in his last matches of the season, claiming All-American honors.


2008–09

During his
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, he won the Cliff Keen title (with wins over returning AA O'Connor and defending NCAA champion Jordan Leen), where he was named the Outstanding Wrestler. He also broke the school's single-season dual takedown record for the second straight year with 117 in 19 duals, only giving up one himself, to future three-time Bellator MMA World Champion
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. Burroughs then claimed his second Big 12 title with wins over Oklahoma State's Neil Erisman and once again over
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. Entering as an undefeated (34–0) top-seed, he claimed his first
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title by beating fellow undefeated (17–0) second-seed Mike Poeta in the finals. He also defeated future UFC fighter
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in the semifinals.


2009–10

Burroughs was having a 7–0 regular season, including a single win at the Las Vegas Invitational against eventual UFC Interim Champion
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(he forfeited the next matches due to an injury from the match), before suffering a season-ending injury at a dual match against Central Michigan's Steve Brown, where he dropped an overtime loss due to the injury. This led to a
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for the remainder of the year.


2010–11

Burroughs started his comeback senior season strong with a Harold Nichols Classic and Midlands Championships with a win over returning NCAA champion Andrew Howe in the finals, receiving the Dan Gable Most Outstanding Wrestler award due to his performance in the tournament. This capped a perfect 29–0 to finish the regular season. At the Big 12 championships, he defeated second-ranked in the country Tyler Caldwell 2–1 to claim the championship. At the NCAA tournament, he again defeated Caldwell in the finals to become a two-time national champion. He was awarded the
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as the best collegiate wrestler in the country after an undefeated season. He graduated with 128 wins and 20 losses overall, 13 of those coming in his first year.


Freestyle career


2007

Burroughs made his senior-level debut at the US University Nationals on April, where he placed second to
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.


2011

Just three weeks after graduating from college, Burroughs made an immediate jump into the freestyle scene, competing at the US Open on April 7–10. He dismantled all of his four opponents (including Nick Marable and
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) to claim the championship. On May 5, he defeated
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from
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, at the annual Beat the Streets dual. At the US World Team Trials of June 9–11, Burroughs defeated US University National Champion Andrew Howe twice in a row to become the US World Team Member at 74 kilograms. He then won the Ukrainian Memorial International tournament on July 23–24, winning every period of his five matches and coming out with a notable victory over
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. At the
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on September 18, Burroughs was able to make a 5–0 mark in the stacked weight class, defeating the likes of two-time and defending
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,
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champion
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, Military World medalist
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and
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, 10' World Silver medalist and Asian Games champion. By this result, Burroughs became the third Cornhusker to win a world title for the
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. To close the year, the recently crowned
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won his first Pan American Games title on October 24, after running through all of his three opponents.


2012

Burroughs started off his legendary year by winning the Dave Schultz Memorial International on February 1–4, where he defeated the likes of Tyler Caldwell and Trent Paulson. He travelled to
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for the Cerro Pelado International on February 14–15, where he once again claimed the
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, now with victories over Nick Marable and Paulson. On April 21, he claimed the US Olympic spot at 74 kilograms after downing Andrew Howe once, as he was forced to
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the next match. Burroughs was selected to represent the
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at the World Cup on May 12–13. He collected notable wins for his resume after beating the likes of
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,
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,
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and
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, to claim gold. He also dominated
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's Kamel Malikov at the annual Beat the Streets. At the
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of
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on August 10, Burroughs opened up with a dominant 4–0, 6–0 performance over Francisco Soler from
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and followed up with a 2–1, 1–1 score over
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from
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, to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, he took out two–time
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and three-time European champion
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from
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, in a rough 3–1, 0–2, 2–1 to advance to the final, where he shut down the highly accomplished
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from Iran, 1–0, 1–0, to claim his
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.


2013

The newly crowned Olympic champion, Burroughs won his second
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on February 21–22, defeating
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, Ezzatollah Akbari, and
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. On March 1–2, he also won the Alexander Medved Prizes International title. On April 17–19, he came back to the national circuit to claim his second US Open title, defeating
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legend David Taylor in the process. He then defeated Saba Khubezhty in two different duals, the first one at the Rumble on the Rails and the second one at Beat the Streets, on May 15 and 19 respectively. Burroughs made his second US World Team on June 21–23, when he defeated recent graduate and four-time NCAA champion
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twice, remaining un-scored (7–0) in the first match and going to overtime (8–6) in the second. He then warmed up with a Stepan Sargsyan International title on August 3–4, compiling four more victories to his streak. Four weeks prior to the
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, Burroughs broke his ankle, however, he was once again victorious at the tournament, now in even more dominant fashion. He outscored his opposition 34–3, and recorded
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s in three of his five matches (including
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and
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), the two remaining being a disqualification win against
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and a 4–0 match in the finale against Ezzatollah Akbari, to crown himself as a two-time
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. In 2014, Burroughs received the 2013 John Smith Award as
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's Freestyle Wrestler of the Year.


2014

Burroughs travelled to
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to compete at the
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on February 15–16, where he won over
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(6–0) and
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(TF 10–0) before his legendary 70-match win streak and undefeated 70–0 record since crossing over to freestyle full-time were broken by Nick Marable, in a 4–4 loss. He went on to claim the
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. Despite his streak being snapped, Burroughs continued to dominate his opposition, next representing the
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at the
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on March 15–16, where he got two falls (one over Parveen Rana), two tech falls and one 7–1 decision over Ezzatollah Akbari, helping the
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reach third-place and claiming his second individual
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. He also claimed his third US Open title on April 15–19, after defeating two-time
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winner David Taylor in an exciting finale. Before the US WTT, Burroughs pinned
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's Atsamaz Sanakoev on May 7 at Beat the Streets. At the US World Team Trials of May 31–June 1, Burroughs defeated
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for the third and fourth times in his senior career to secure the spot, the first a fairly dominant performance by the Olympic gold medalist (6–2) and the second as close as the US Open's match between the two (6–5). To warm up, Burroughs competed in
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and claimed a Pan American title on July 15–17, while defeating the accomplished
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from
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in the finals. At the
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of September 8–14, Burroughs advanced to the semifinals without much problem, beating four-time African Champion
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(spraining his
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throughout the match) and
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, who would go on to win the
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20 days later. Despite initial success in the tournament, he was unable to secure his fourth consecutive World/Olympic title, as he was downed by
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2–9, but captured the
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by pinning Rustam Dudaiev from
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. The loss to Tsargush marked the first time he had been defeated by an international wrestler in over 60 international matches.


2015

Burroughs came back to competition on March 6–7 at the Alexander Medved Prizes International. He made his way to the
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in the stacked bracket, defeating
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,
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, and
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in the process. Burroughs then competed on April 11–12 at the 15' World Cup. He powered through Cuba's
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, Russia's Iakubali Shikhdzhamalov,
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's
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and
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's Morteza Rezaei Ghaleh to claim his fourth straight
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. He also downed Luis Quintana in his fifth-consecutive appearance at Beat the Streets, now on May 12. At the US World Team Trials of June 12–14, Burroughs defeated the challenger
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twice, winning by decision in the first match (6–3) and dismantling the later 15' US National champion with a
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(14–4). To warm up, Burroughs won his second Pan American Games title on July 18, defeating
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(for the third time in his career),
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and Yoan Blanco. At the
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of September 12, Burroughs had a tough six-match run, being dominant on his way to the semifinals (scores of 5–2, TF 10–0, TF 11–0, 5–0) before bumping into European Games champion
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, whom he was able to defeat in a close 4–3 match. At the finals, Burroughs outclassed his opponent
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with a
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to help the
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place second at the tournament.


2016

To start off the Olympic year, Burroughs won his second
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gold medal February 4–6, racking up notable wins over
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and
Zelimkhan Khadjiev Zelimkhan Khadjiev (russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994 in Dagestan) is a Russian- French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he w ...
. He also won his second Pan American title on February 26–28, with dominant performances at the tournament. At the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials of April 10, Burroughs dismantled 12' opponent Andrew Howe with a 9–3 in the first match and a technical fall in the second to make his second Olympic Team. He also competed at Beat the Streets for the sixth time, now on May 19 against 15' Asian Champion Peyman Yarahmadi, whom he almost tech'd with an 11–2 score. Burroughs was then expected to compete at the
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on June 11–12, however, he chose to withdraw from the tournament as the birth of his second child was coming up. Burroughs won his last tournament before the
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at the Germany Grand Prix, on July 2, soundly defeating
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and Martin Obst. On August 19, Burroughs competed at the
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, entering the tournament as a heavy-favorite to win his second gold medal. After an 8–3 win in the Round of 16 against eight-time
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medalist
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, he wrestled
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(whom he was 2–0 against) in the quarterfinals. After a match full of emotions, Burroughs was violently upset with a close 2–3 loss, which stunned the
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and sent him to the consolation bracket. At the consolation semifinals, Burroughs was defeated in an impressive fashion, as
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(whom he had comfortably beaten a month prior) was able to pick up the win by technical fall over the American. After being sent home, an emotional Burroughs with tears on his eyes, stated:


2017

After a long lay-off, Burroughs came back to the scene at the
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on February 16–17, where he was able to put his name back on notice once with four victories over foreigner opponents. He then went back to the National scene, as he competed at the US Open on April 26–29. At the tournament, he outscored his opponents 32 points to 2 up until the finals, where he was able to edge long-time rival
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with a 2–2 criteria win to claim his fourth US Open title. On May 17, he defeated
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at Beat the Streets. Burroughs then faced his US Open opponent
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at the US World Team Trials on June 9–10. He lost the first match of the
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via criteria, 6–6, but was able to conquer the spot in the two following bouts with convincing decisions, 8–4 and 6–2. He travelled to
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to compete at the Spain Grand Prix on July 15–16, where he picked up four victories and notable ones over
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and
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, winning all of his matches with the same score, 10–0. At the
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of August 26, Burroughs had a tough challenge in the first round, despite defeating the two-time
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bronze medalist
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with a close score of 7–5. He then advanced to the second round and quarterfinals, where he tech'd his opposition, downing his BTS opponent
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with a score of 12–2 and
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with a score of 13–2, respectively. He then proclaimed redemption at
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
, whom he was tech'd by at the
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, with a score of 6–5 to pass on to the finale. At the finals, he faced Russian National Champion
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and was able to beat him 9–6 to reclaim his throne at 74 kilograms . After his World Championship run, Burroughs was named a Comeback Wrestler of the Year by
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on December 27.


2018

Burroughs started off the year strong by winning his sixth
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on April 7–8 at
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, bumping up his record at such tournament to 27–0 and clinching the team title for
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. He then faced
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for the first time, going to a close and exciting come-from-behind 6–5 decision win, giving birth to one of the best rivalries in recent
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history. He then made his eight World or Olympic team on June 8–9, at the '18 Final X: Lincoln, where he was the crowd-favorite as
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is the city where he attended
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. He did so by defeating US Open champion and
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legend
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 ...
, with a 4–1 score in the first match and a case-closing 11–1 technical fall in the second. Burroughs took a trip to
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to compete at the Yasar Dogu tournament on July 27–29, where he made the finale comfortably, to face
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. In a high-scoring match packed with action, Burroughs found himself defeated by the Italian via criteria, 10–10 to make the series a tie and claim his first silver medal in his entire freestyle career since crossing over. At the
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of October 20–21, he defeated
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from Iran in the opening round, 4–3, but suffered an upset in the quarterfinals to two-time and reigning Russian National champion and eventual winner of the championship Zaurbek Sidakov in a close 5–6 loss. However, he came back in the consolation semis, where he defeated Miroslav Kirov from
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by a 9–0 decision. At the bronze medal match, he faced
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and was able to break the tie with a 4–4 criteria win to claim the third-place, therefore his sixth medal from Worlds.


2019

Burroughs started off his athletic year in
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, at the Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial of February 28 to March 3. In this tournament, he beat
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once again with a convincing 9–2 win and also got a notable victory over
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
to claim the championship. On April 19–21 Burroughs competed at his first
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since 2016, and was able to claim his third title with notable victories over Franklin Gómez and
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. On May 6, Burroughs competed at Beat the Streets against
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undefeated star and former
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winner
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. He was able to outclass the long-time retired wrestler via 11–0 technical fall. On June 14–15, Burroughs made his seventh US World Team by claiming the spot at 19' Final X: Lincoln. Just like last year, he faced
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, World Cup champion and two-time US Open champion, who pushed Burroughs to a closer series to last year's. In the first match, Burroughs won a close 5–4 decision, but was defeated via criteria in the second match (5–5) and was forced to come back with a dominant 7–1 to claim the series. On July 11–14, Burroughs claimed his second
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title, beating 18' U23 World champion
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and
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in the process. In the finals, he was scheduled to face
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, however, Chamizo pulled out of the bout and Burroughs claimed gold. On August 10, Burroughs took home his third Pan American games title with notable wins over
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and Franklin Gómez, helping to clinch the team title for the
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. At the
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of September 20–21, Burroughs started off with two close victories, coming from behind in both of them and winning 11–10 and 6–4 respectively. He then picked up a solid win to make his way into the semifinals, where he was once again stopped by Zaurbek Sidakov by one point scored in the last second in a 3–4 match, forcing him to compete for the bronze medal. In the third-place match, he was able to defeat Mao Okui with a dominant 10–0 technical fall.


2020

On March 6–9, Burroughs claimed his fourth
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with dominant scores of 10–0, 3–0 and 8–1 over Jorge Llano,
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and Franklin Gómez. Burroughs was scheduled to compete at the '20 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4 at
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. However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the
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due to the
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, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete. After months of not being able to compete due to the
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, Burroughs wrestled two-time NCAA champion and '19 US National Champion at 86 kilos
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, at a catchweight of 185 pounds in the headline of FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia, on November 14. At the weigh-ins, Burroughs weighed 178.2 pounds, while Valencia marked 184.1 pounds on the scale. After being topped 0–4 in the first period, Burroughs overcame Valencia and took the lead, outscoring him 8–1 in the second period to mark the final score 8-5 and claim the dual.


2021

After downing the number two-ranked 86 kilogram'er in the country, Burroughs had been booked to wrestle former rival and '18 World Champion David Taylor at 86 kilos, while headlining FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor, which would take place on January 9. However, it was announced on January 8 that Taylor was unable to travel to
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due to COVID-19 restrictions and the bout was subsequently postponed for four days later and changed its location for
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, thus moving to a different card also named FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor. After a 0-4 period, Burroughs rallied late to score four points of his own, but was unable to secure the victory as Taylor had criteria, defeating Burroughs for the first time in five matches. After a full year without competing at 74 kilograms, Burroughs competed at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series. To make the finals, Burroughs shut down '20 Asian Continental Champion Daniyar Kaisanov and the accomplished
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. In the finale, he faced two-time
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Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
for the fifth time, and was edged in a close match by a point, marking the second time Burroughs had ever been defeated in a final (first loss was also handed by Chamizo) and claiming the silver medal. In April 3, Burroughs competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in an attempt to make his tenth straight US World/Olympic Team. Able to sit out as a 2019 World Championship medalist, Burroughs faced reigning and two–time World Champion at 79kg and former rival
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 ...
in a best–of–three final. Both matches were similar and had the same result, with Dake coming out on top after seemingly shutting down the Olympic champion with the scores of 2–3 and 0–3. This marked the first time Burroughs was unable to make the US Olympic or World Team, ending a dominant nine–year long reign. Burroughs had been set to wrestle former rival
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 ...
on June 18 at Who's Number One, but on June 14, Martinez announced he would not be able to make the weight of 79 kilograms and the bout was cancelled. After initial manifestation of moving up to 79 kilograms in April, Burroughs registered to bulk up and compete at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12 as the top-seed, intending to represent the country at the
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for the eight time. Burroughs showed immense longevity in his career while displaying his signature double leg throughout the tournament, dropping All-Americans Hayden Hidlay and Chance Marsteller as well as three-time NCAA champion
Jason Nolf Jason Michael Nolf (born January 10, 1996) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, Nolf is the Pan American Champion at the 79-kilograms division. As a folkstyle wrestler, he is a three-time NCAA Division I Ch ...
, advancing to the finals. In a best-of-three series, Burroughs downed another three-time NCAA champion in
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 ...
twice in a row in frenetic bouts, getting back on the top of the podium for the first time since March 2020. During his second match with Dieringer, Burroughs suffered a torn calf muscle, and he was told by the doctors that he would need eight weeks to recover, but still represented the United States at the
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from October 3 to 4 in
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, less than a month later. To make his first World Championship final since
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, Burroughs won four matches during the first date, including a close bout with two-time U23 European champion
Radik Valiev Radik Valiev ( rus, Радик Юрьевич Валиев, os, Уалыты Юрийы фырт Чермен; born 18 June 1997) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian ethnicity. Valiev won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg ev ...
. He topped
Mohammad Nokhodi Mohammad Nokhodi Larimi ( fa, محمد نخودی; born 8 February 2001 in Juybar, Iran) is an Iranian wrestler. He competed in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships at Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a No ...
from Iran in the finals in order to capture the gold at the new weight class and become a five-time World Champion, cementing his legacy as one of the most accomplished American wrestlers of all time.


2022

After defeating Nestor Taffur at Bout at the Ballpark in February 12, Burroughs competed at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International on February 27, claiming the gold medal. On May 8, he swept the competition at the 2022 Pan American Championships to add a fifth title to his name. On September 16, at the
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in
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, Burroughs won his second straight world championship at 79kg, and sixth overall.


Personal life

Burroughs is a
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. He has spoken about his faith saying, "A gold medal is always going to leave you empty. ... There's no other thing in life that's more fulfilling than a relationship with
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. Contentment is one of the biggest things I've learned, knowing that regardless of where you are in life, it's all about being content with God's provision." Jordan is married to Lauren Burroughs (''née'' Mariacher) and has four children, Beacon, Ora, Rise, and Banner. Burroughs is a
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fan and supports the
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. Burroughs has cross-trained with several high-profile figures from the
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community over the years and has often been linked with making a move to the sport, but publicly explained on an episode of the
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that he had decided against doing so on account of his wife, Lauren, and a general concern for maintaining his health.


Freestyle record

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Mohammad Nokhodi Mohammad Nokhodi Larimi ( fa, محمد نخودی; born 8 February 2001 in Juybar, Iran) is an Iranian wrestler. He competed in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships at Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a No ...
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, - , Win , 222–15 , align=left, Ali Umarpashaev , style="font-size:88%", 9–2 , - , Win , 221–15 , align=left,
Arsalan Budazhapov Arsalan Budazhapov is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He is also a two-time medalist, including gold, at t ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 220–15 , align=left, Dejan Mitrov , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–1 , - , Win , 219–15 , align=left, Sahergeldi Saparmyradov , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 218–15 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, June 8, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2022 Final X NYC , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Loss , 217–15 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 2–2 , - , Win , 217–14 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 216–14 , align=left, Miguel Ordenas , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, May 8, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2022 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
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, - , Win , 215–14 , align=left, Juan Rivera , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 214–14 , align=left, Victor Santos , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 213–14 , align=left, Samuel Barmish , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 212–14 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, February 27, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2022 Yasar Dogu International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
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, - , Win , 211–14 , align=left, Ali Bakhtiar Savadkouhi , style="font-size:88%", 2–1 , - , Win , 210–14 , align=left, Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , - , Win , 209–14 , align=left, Zhiger Zakirov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 208–14 , align=left, Meiir Koshkinbayev , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–0 , - , Win , 207–14 , align=left, Nestor Taffur , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , style="font-size:88%", February 13, 2022 , style="font-size:88%", 2022 Bout at the Ballpark , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",
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, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 206–14 , align=left,
Mohammad Nokhodi Mohammad Nokhodi Larimi ( fa, محمد نخودی; born 8 February 2001 in Juybar, Iran) is an Iranian wrestler. He competed in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships at Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a No ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , style="font-size:88%", October 4, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,
2021 World Championships 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...
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, - , Win , 205–14 , align=left, Ryuki Yoshida , style="font-size:88%", 10–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, October 3, 2021 , - , Win , 204–14 , align=left,
Radik Valiev Radik Valiev ( rus, Радик Юрьевич Валиев, os, Уалыты Юрийы фырт Чермен; born 18 June 1997) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian ethnicity. Valiev won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg ev ...
, style="font-size:88%", 9–4 , - , , , align=left, Bolat Sakayev , style="font-size:88%", FF , - , Win , 203–14 , align=left, Sam Barmish , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 202–14 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, September 12, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2021 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
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, - , Win , 201–14 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 10–5 , - , Win , 200–14 , align=left,
Jason Nolf Jason Michael Nolf (born January 10, 1996) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, Nolf is the Pan American Champion at the 79-kilograms division. As a folkstyle wrestler, he is a three-time NCAA Division I Ch ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, September 11, 2021 , - , Win , 199–14 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , - , Win , 198–14 , align=left, Hayden Hidlay , style="font-size:88%", 7–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 197–14 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, April 3, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2020 US Olympic Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
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, - , Loss , 197–13 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 197–12 , align=left,
Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 7, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 The Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 was a wrestling event held in Ostia, Rome, Italy between 4 and 7 of March 2021. The first United World Wrestling United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amat ...
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, - , Win , 197–11 , align=left,
Narsingh Yadav Narsingh Pancham Yadav (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category. He was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ...
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, - , Win , 195–10 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 8–5 , style="font-size:88%", November 14, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
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, - , Win , 193–10 , align=left,
Geandry Garzón Geandry Garzón Caballero (born November 3, 1983 in Santiago de Cuba) is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of ...
, style="font-size:88%", 3–0 , - , Win , 192–10 , align=left, Jorge Llano , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 191–10 , align=left, Mao Okui , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, September 20–21, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,
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, - , Loss , 190–10 , align=left, Zaurbek Sidakov , style="font-size:88%", 3–4 , - , Win , 190–9 , align=left, Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev , style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , - , Win , 189–9 , align=left, Murad Kuramagomedov , style="font-size:88%", 6–4 , - , Win , 188–9 , align=left, Azamat Nurykau , style="font-size:88%", 11–10 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 187–9 , align=left, Franklin Gómez , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, August 10, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 186–9 , align=left,
Geandry Garzón Geandry Garzón Caballero (born November 3, 1983 in Santiago de Cuba) is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of ...
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, style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 11–14, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2019 Yaşar Doğu International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Win , 183–9 , align=left,
Tajmuraz Salkazanov Tajmuraz Salkazanov (russian: Таймураз Салказанов, os, Салхъазанты Мæирбеджы фырт Таймураз; born 6 April 1996) is a Slovak naturalized freestyle wrestler of Russian origins and Ossetian ethnic ...
, style="font-size:88%", 6–4 , - , Win , 182–9 , align=left, Csaba Vida , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 181–9 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, June 14–15, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2019 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
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, - , Loss , 180–9 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–5 , - , Win , 180–8 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–4 , - , Win , 179–8 , align=left,
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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, - , Win , 177–8 , align=left, Adonis Arroyo , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 176–8 , align=left, Franklin Gómez , style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , - , Win , 175–8 , align=left, Freddy Vera , style="font-size:88%", 9–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 174–8 , align=left,
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
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Ruse, Bulgaria Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...
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Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
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Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
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2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...
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Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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Mostafa Hosseinkhani Mostafa Hosseinkhani ( fa, مصطفی حسین‌خانی, born 27 March 1989) is an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals at the 2014 and 2016 Asian championships and bronze medals at the 2016 world and 2018 Asian championships. Hosse ...
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Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
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Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
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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 ...
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Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
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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 ...
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Frank Chamizo Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 10 July 1992) is a Cuban-Italian freestyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. Starting his career in Cuba, Chamizo became a World Cup Champion, World Championship medalist and Pan American champion at 55 kilogr ...
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New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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2018 World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ...
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Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...
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Khetag Tsabolov Khetag Nikolayevich Tsabolov ( Ossetian:''Цæболты Николайы фырт Хетæг'', sr, Хетик Цаболов; born 17 November 1991) also known as Khetik Tsabolov is a Russian and Serbian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian ethnicit ...
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2017 World Wrestling Championships The 2017 World Wrestling Championships were the 14th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from August 21 to 27 in Paris, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Gre ...
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
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Zelimkhan Khadjiev Zelimkhan Khadjiev (russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994 in Dagestan) is a Russian- French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he w ...
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Sosuke Takatani is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg). Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round. At the 2016 Olympics he re ...
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Ali Shabanau Ali Shabanau (, born 25 August 1989 in Dagestan), also known as Ali Shabanov, is a Russian-born Avar people (Caucasus), Avar Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler who represents Belarus that competed at the 2012 Olympics at Wrestling at the 20 ...
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Jevon Balfour Jevon Balfour (born December 3, 1994) is a Canadian wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxta ...
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Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
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Taimuraz Friev Taimuraz Ruslanovich Friev (russian: Таймураз Русланович Фриев; born September 15, 1986, in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent representing Spain. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event ...
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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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 6–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, June 9–10, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2017 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sosuke Takatani is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg). Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round. At the 2016 Olympics he re ...
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New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, April 26–29, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2017 US Open Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
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Kermanshah Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
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Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
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2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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Aniuar Geduev Aniuar Borisovich Geduev (russian: Аниуар Борисович Гедуев, ; born 26 January 1987) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Circassian Kabardian ancestry. Career Geduev competed in the 74 kg division at the 2013 European ...
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Augusto Midana Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was t ...
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Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Ga ...
, style="font-size:88%", 9–3 , - , Win , 133–3 , align=left, Andrzej Sokalski , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 132–3 , align=left, Markus Knobel , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 131–3 , align=left, Peyman Yarahmadi , style="font-size:88%", 11–2 , style="font-size:88%", May 19, 2016 , style="font-size:88%", 2016 Beat The Streets: United In The Square , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...
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Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 at the 2 ...
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Zelimkhan Khadjiev Zelimkhan Khadjiev (russian: Зелимхан Хаджиев; born May 20, 1994 in Dagestan) is a Russian- French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he w ...
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Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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Soner Demirtaş Soner Demirtaş (born 25 June 1991) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler who competes in the 74 kg division. He won the European title in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He was bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics. He is a member of the Ankara ASKI. Perso ...
, style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , - , Win , 122–3 , align=left, Abdullah Arslan , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 121–3 , align=left, Pedro Soto , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 120–3 , align=left,
Pürevjavyn Önörbat Purevjavyn Unurbat (born 15 February 1988) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 74 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Davit Khutsishvili in the qualifications. At the 2016 Olympics, he lost ...
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Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
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Aniuar Geduev Aniuar Borisovich Geduev (russian: Аниуар Борисович Гедуев, ; born 26 January 1987) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Circassian Kabardian ancestry. Career Geduev competed in the 74 kg division at the 2013 European ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–3 , - , Win , 118–3 , align=left, Alireza Ghasemi , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , - , Win , 117–3 , align=left, Mihály Nagy , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 116–3 , align=left, Oleg Zakharevych , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 115–3 , align=left, Krystian Brzozowski , style="font-size:88%", 5–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 114–3 , align=left, Yoan Blanco , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, July 18, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3,
2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...
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Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
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Jevon Balfour Jevon Balfour (born December 3, 1994) is a Canadian wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxta ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 112–3 , align=left, Livan Lopez , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 111–3 , align=left,
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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 14–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, June 12–14, 2015 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2015 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,
Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
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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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 6–3 , - , Win , 109–3 , align=left, Luis Quintana , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", May 12, 2015 , style="font-size:88%", 2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
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Pürevjavyn Önörbat Purevjavyn Unurbat (born 15 February 1988) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 74 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Davit Khutsishvili in the qualifications. At the 2016 Olympics, he lost ...
, style="font-size:88%", 6–0 , - , Win , 106–3 , align=left, Iakubali Shikhdzhamalov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 105–3 , align=left,
Liván López Liván López Azcuy (born January 24, 1982) is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba who competes in the 66 kg category. In 2011, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships The 2011 ...
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Jakob Makarashvili Jakob Makarashvili (born December 28, 1985) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jabrayil Hasanov ...
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Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
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Ali Shabanau Ali Shabanau (, born 25 August 1989 in Dagestan), also known as Ali Shabanov, is a Russian-born Avar people (Caucasus), Avar Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler who represents Belarus that competed at the 2012 Olympics at Wrestling at the 20 ...
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Rashid Kurbanov Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: *Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname *Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Plac ...
, style="font-size:88%", 6–5 , - , Win , 101–3 , align=left, Askhab Geriev , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 100–3 , align=left, Gadzhi Gadzhiev , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , - , Win , 99–3 , align=left, Islomiddin Rakhimov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 98–3 , align=left, Rustam Dudaiev , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, September 8–14, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,
2014 World Wrestling Championships The 2014 UWW World Wrestling Championships were the 10th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 8 to 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's ...
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Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...
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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
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Denis Tsargush Denís Tsargúsh ( ab, Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987 in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, also known as Dinislam Tsargush, is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Abkhaz descent. He is a three-time ...
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Rashid Kurbanov Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: *Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname *Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Plac ...
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Augusto Midana Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was t ...
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Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
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New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
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2014 World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting righ ...
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Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, - , Win , 81–2 , align=left, Ezzatollah Akbari , style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , - , Win , 80–2 , align=left, Chikhladze Giya , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–4 , - , Win , 79–2 , align=left, Parveen Rana , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 78–2 , align=left, Varuzhan Kajoyan , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–6 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 77–2 , align=left, Batuhan Demircin , style="font-size:88%", 10–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, February 15–16, 2014 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2014 Yaşar Doğu International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, - , Win , 76–2 , align=left, Khabib Batyrov , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Loss , 75–2 , align=left, Nick Marable , style="font-size:88%", 4–4 , - , Win , 75–1 , align=left,
Pürevjavyn Önörbat Purevjavyn Unurbat (born 15 February 1988) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 74 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Davit Khutsishvili in the qualifications. At the 2016 Olympics, he lost ...
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Rashid Kurbanov Rashid or Rachid ( ar, راشد ) and Rasheed ( ar, رشيد ), which means "rightly guided", may refer to: *Rashid (name), also Rachid and Rasheed, people with the given name or surname *Rached, a given name and surname *Rashad, a surname Plac ...
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2013 World Wrestling Championships The 2013 World Wrestling Championships was the 9th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 16 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco- ...
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Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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Ali Shabanau Ali Shabanau (, born 25 August 1989 in Dagestan), also known as Ali Shabanov, is a Russian-born Avar people (Caucasus), Avar Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler who represents Belarus that competed at the 2012 Olympics at Wrestling at the 20 ...
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Jabrayil Hasanov Jabrayil Hasanov ( az, Cəbrayıl Həsənov, born on 24 February 1990 in Suparibağ, Astara, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union) is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan who has competed in the 66, 74 and 79 kg categories. ...
, style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0 , - , Win , 68–1 , align=left, Narsingh Pancham Yadav , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0 , - , Win , 67–1 , align=left, Gamid Dzhalilov , style="font-size:88%", TF 9–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 66–1 , align=left, Akamaz Sanakoev , style="font-size:88%", 7–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, August 3–4, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2013 Stepan Sargsyan International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,
Vanadzor Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...
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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
, - , Win , 65–1 , align=left, Stanislav Khachirov , style="font-size:88%", TF 9–1 , - , Win , 64–1 , align=left, Gevorg Hambarcumyan , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–3 , - , Win , 63–1 , align=left, Giorgi Sanodze , style="font-size:88%", TF 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 62–1 , align=left,
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 ...
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Stillwater, Oklahoma Stillwater ( iow, Ñápinⁿje, ''meaning: "Water quiet"'') is a city in, and the county seat of, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. Route 177 and State Highway 51. As of th ...
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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 ...
, style="font-size:88%", 7–0 , - , Win , 60–1 , align=left, Saba Khubezhty , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–3 , style="font-size:88%", May 19, 2013 , style="font-size:88%", 2013 Beat The Streets: United 4 Wrestling , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, - , Win , 59–1 , align=left, Saba Khubezhty , style="font-size:88%", 1–1, 5–0, 7–3 , style="font-size:88%", May 15, 2013 , style="font-size:88%", 2013 Rumble on the Rails , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
, - , Win , 57–1 , align=left, Colton Sponseller , style="font-size:88%", 1–0, 4–0 , - , Win , 56–1 , align=left, Nate Carr , style="font-size:88%", 2–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 55–1 , align=left, Joe Latham , style="font-size:88%", TF 6–0, 6–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 54–1 , align=left, Dmitry Rochnyak , style="font-size:88%", , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 1–2, 2013 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2013 Alexander Medved International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,
Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
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Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, - , Win , 53–1 , align=left, Magomed Zubairov , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 52–1 , align=left, Andri Nagornyi , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 51–1 , align=left, Ablaikhan Mursultanov , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 50–1 , align=left, Colt Sponseller , style="font-size:88%", , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 49–1 , align=left,
Ali Shabanau Ali Shabanau (, born 25 August 1989 in Dagestan), also known as Ali Shabanov, is a Russian-born Avar people (Caucasus), Avar Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler who represents Belarus that competed at the 2012 Olympics at Wrestling at the 20 ...
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Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, - , Win , 48–1 , align=left, Miroslav Kirov , style="font-size:88%", TF 7–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 47–1 , align=left, Ezzatollah Akbari , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 2–0 , - , Win , 46–1 , align=left,
Sosuke Takatani is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg). Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round. At the 2016 Olympics he re ...
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Sadegh Goudarzi Sadegh Goudarzi ( fa, صادق گودرزى, born 22 September 1987 in Malayer) is an Iranian wrestler. Goudarzi won the silver medal in the 74 kg Freestyle competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officia ...
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2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was 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 London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
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Denis Tsargush Denís Tsargúsh ( ab, Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987 in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, also known as Dinislam Tsargush, is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Abkhaz descent. He is a three-time ...
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Matt Gentry Matthew Judah Gentry (born July 30, 1982) is Canadian-American former wrestler. Although Gentry was born in the United States, he represented Canada at the Olympic Games due to holding dual citizenship. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 k ...
, style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 1–1 , - , Win , 41–1 , align=left, Francisco Soler , style="font-size:88%", 4–0, 6–0 , - , Win , 40–1 , align=left, Kamel Malikov , style="font-size:88%", 8–0, 5–0 , style="font-size:88%", June 7, 2012 , style="font-size:88%", 2012 Beat The Streets: Grapple in the Apple , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,
New York City, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
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Davit Khutsishvili Davit Khutsishvili (born 19 October 1990, in Sagarejo) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 74 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Pürevjavyn Önörbat Purevjavyn Unurbat (born 15 February 1988) ...
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Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
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Sadegh Goudarzi Sadegh Goudarzi ( fa, صادق گودرزى, born 22 September 1987 in Malayer) is an Iranian wrestler. Goudarzi won the silver medal in the 74 kg Freestyle competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officia ...
, style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 37–1 , align=left, Demirsin Batuhan , style="font-size:88%", , - , Win , 36–1 , align=left,
Sosuke Takatani is an amateur Japanese freestyle wrestler, who competes in the middleweight category (under 74 kg). Takatani represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but was eliminated in the qualifying round. At the 2016 Olympics he re ...
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Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov Akhmed (Ahmad) Shiybudinovich Gadzhimagomedov (russian: Ахмед Шиябудинович Гаджимагомедов; born 21 April 1990 in Dagestan) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. World bronze medalist 2018. He won bronze at the 2017 Eu ...
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Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...
, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 33–1 , align=left, Trent Paulson , style="font-size:88%", 2–1, 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, February 14–15, 2012 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2012 Cerro Pelado International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,
Habana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
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Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
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Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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Ricardo Roberty Ricardo Antonio Roberty Moreno (born October 12, 1982 in Acarigua, Portuguesa) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He won a bronze medal for the 74 kg division at the 2011 Pan Americ ...
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Sadegh Goudarzi Sadegh Goudarzi ( fa, صادق گودرزى, born 22 September 1987 in Malayer) is an Iranian wrestler. Goudarzi won the silver medal in the 74 kg Freestyle competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officia ...
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2011 World Wrestling Championships The 2011 World Wrestling Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey. The event took place between September 12 and September 18, 2011. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Wome ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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Ashraf Aliyev Ashraf Aliyev (born July 29, 1986) is a male freestyle wrestler. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics. References External links * Olympic wrestlers of Azerbaijan Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Oly ...
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Ricardo Roberty Ricardo Antonio Roberty Moreno (born October 12, 1982 in Acarigua, Portuguesa) is an amateur Venezuelan freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He won a bronze medal for the 74 kg division at the 2011 Pan Americ ...
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Denis Tsargush Denís Tsargúsh ( ab, Дени́с Царгәы́ш, IPA /dɛˈnis t͡sʰɑrˈgʷɨʂ/, born 1 September 1987 in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, also known as Dinislam Tsargush, is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Abkhaz descent. He is a three-time ...
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Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
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Musa Murtazaliev Musa Murtazaliev (born 26 May 1988) is an Armenian Freestyle wrestler of Avar descent. Although he is from Dagestan, Musa feels comfortable representing Armenia. Murtazaliev won a silver medal at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships. He ...
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Aniuar Geduev Aniuar Borisovich Geduev (russian: Аниуар Борисович Гедуев, ; born 26 January 1987) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Circassian Kabardian ancestry. Career Geduev competed in the 74 kg division at the 2013 European ...
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Teyon Ware Teyon Ware (born August 13, 1983) is an American Amateur Wrestling, amateur wrestler. Competing for the Oklahoma Sooners wrestling, Oklahoma Sooners, Ware won National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I wrestling titles at 141 pounds ...
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NCAA record

! colspan="8", NCAA Championships Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2011 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs , - , Win , 15–3 , align=left, Tyler Caldwell , style="font-size:88%", MD 11–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 17–19, 2011 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 14–3 , align=left, Colt Sponseller , style="font-size:88%", MD 14–6 , - , Win , 13–3 , align=left, Scott Winston , style="font-size:88%", TF 23–8 , - , Win , 12–3 , align=left, Ethan Headlee , style="font-size:88%", TF 23–7 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2009 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs , - , Win , 11–3 , align=left, Mike Poeta , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 19–21, 2009 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 10–3 , align=left,
Gregor Gillespie Gregor Volz Gillespie (born March 18, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler who currently competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since ...
, style="font-size:88%", MD 12–4 , - , Win , 9–3 , align=left, Cyler Sanderson , style="font-size:88%", MD 14–6 , - , Win , 8–3 , align=left, Colton Salazar , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 7–3 , align=left, Hadley Harrison , style="font-size:88%", TF 23–7 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2008 NCAA Championships at 149 lbs , - , Win , 6–3 , align=left, Josh Churella , style="font-size:88%", 4–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, March 20–22, 2008 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 5–3 , align=left, J.P. O'Connor , style="font-size:88%", 5–3 , - , Loss , 4–3 , align=left,
Brent Metcalf Brent Metcalf (born July 14, 1986) is an American freestyle wrestler who formerly competed in the international circuit for the United States of America. Biography As a prep wrestler, Metcalf went undefeated with a career record of 228-0, won ...
, style="font-size:88%", 4–8 , - , Win , 4–2 , align=left, Josh Churella , style="font-size:88%", 3–2 , - , Win , 3–2 , align=left, Ed McCray , style="font-size:88%", TF 21–5 , - , Win , 2–2 , align=left, Cesar Grajales , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2007 NCAA Championships at 149 lbs , - , Loss , 1–2 , align=left, Matt Storniolo , style="font-size:88%", SV-4 1–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 15–17, 2007 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 1–1 , align=left, Matt Dunn , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , - , Loss , 0–1 , align=left,
Dustin Schlatter Dustin Schlatter is a graduated folkstyle wrestler and winner of the 2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and a three-time NCAA All-American at 149 pounds for the University of Minnesota. As a high school wrestler Schlatter was a NHSCA ...
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Awards and honors

;2022 * Pan American Championships (79 kg) ;2021 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(79 kg) ;2020 * Pan American Championships (74 kg) ;2019 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) *
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
(74 kg) * Pan American Championships (74 kg) * Yasar Dogu (74 kg) * Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Tournament (74 kg) ;2018 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) * Yasar Dogu (74 kg) ;2017 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) * Grand Prix of Spain (74 kg) ;2016 * Pan American Championships (74 kg) * Grand Prix of Germany (74 kg) * Yasar Dogu (74 kg) ;2015 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) *
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
(74 kg) * Alexander Medved Prizes (74 kg) ;2014 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) * Pan American Championships (74 kg) * Yasar Dogu (74 kg) ;2013 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) * Stepan Sargsyan Tournament (74 kg) * Alexander Medved Prizes (74 kg) ;2012 *
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
(74 kg) *
Cerro Pelado International United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including ...
(74 kg) * Dave Schultz Memorial International (74 kg) ;2011 *
World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
(74 kg) *
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
(74 kg) * International Ukrainian Tournament (74 kg) *
Dan Hodge Trophy The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler. The trophy is presented at the end of the season by W.I.N. Magazine (''Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine'') and Culture House. It is the collegiate w ...
winner *
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...
(165 lbs) *
Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
(165 lbs) ;2009 *
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...
(157 lbs) *
Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
(157 lbs) ;2008 *
NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...
(149 lbs) *
Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...
(149 lbs)


See also

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List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. United World Wrestling (formerly known as FILA until 2014), began holding the World Wrestling Championships in men's freestyle in 1951. The World Wrestling Championships takes pl ...
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United States results in men's freestyle wrestling Wrestlers from the United States have taken part in most of the major men's freestyle wrestling competitions over the years, in particular the Olympic Games and FILA Wrestling World Championships. Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the O ...


References


External links


Jordan Burroughs' Rokfin Channel
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